The Yacoubian Building ranks #3 among 44 Other Asia films released between 2005–2007.
Synopsis
عمارة يعقوبيان
Cairo: a 70-year-old building of once-luxury flats with tenements on the roof. Zika, an aging libertine, feuds with his sister. Pius Haj Azzam takes a second wife, in secret, to satisfy sexual drive within religious bounds. Bothayna, poor and beautiful, supports her family, wanting to do so with dignity intact. Her former fiancé, Taha, the janitor's son, humiliated by the police, turns to fundamentalism. Hatem, a gay editor, seduces and corrupts a young man from the sticks. Two brothers, Copts, one a tailor and one Zika's factotum, connive for property. Allah is on most everyone's lips, and corruption is in their hearts.
The 2005–2007 Other Asia Window
44 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Yacoubian Building sits at position #3.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Yacoubian Building. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Yacoubian Building premiered. 130 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #108 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #79 of 356 (top 22%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Spoken Languages | English, Arabic, French |
| Production Companies | Arab Co, Good News |
| Runtime | 2h 41m |
| Release Date | June 1, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0425321 |