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What controversial 2006 film, based on a novel by Alaa al-Aswany, was the most expensive Egyptian production ever made at the time and exposed the intertwined lives of residents in a downtown Cairo apartment building?
Answer: Imarat Yaqubian (The Yacoubian Building) — 'Imarat Yaqubian', directed by Marwan Hamed with a budget reportedly exceeding USD 4 million, broke taboos by depicting homosexuality, political corruption, and Islamist radicalization on screen — its commercial and critical success signalled the arrival of a new, bolder generation of Egyptian cinema.
- A Heya Fawda (Chaos, This Is)
- B Sahar el-Layali (Sleepless Nights)
- C Asrar 'A'iliya (Family Secrets)
- D Imarat Yaqubian (The Yacoubian Building) ✓
'Imarat Yaqubian', directed by Marwan Hamed with a budget reportedly exceeding USD 4 million, broke taboos by depicting homosexuality, political corruption, and Islamist radicalization on screen — its commercial and critical success signalled the arrival of a new, bolder generation of Egyptian cinema.