Poisonous Roses

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Poisonous Roses
Poisonous Roses.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Fawzi Saleh
Starring Mohamed Berakaa
Release date
  • 12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)(BAFICI)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryEgypt
LanguageArabic

Poisonous Roses is a 2018 Egyptian drama film directed by Fawzi Saleh. It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[ citation needed ]

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Plot

Two siblings living in the impoverished tannery district of Cairo with their mother have a strained, peculiar relationship. [1]

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Ahmed Fawzi Saleh, is an Egyptian filmmaker. He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed film Poisonous Roses. Apart from filmmaking, Saleh is also a social activist.

References

  1. Kozlov, Vladmir (6 September 2019). "Oscars: Egypt Selects 'Poisonous Roses' for International Feature Category". Variety. Retrieved 10 September 2019.