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201181 minGdocumentary

6.5/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Performance Arts

At Night, They Dance

201181 minGdocumentary

6.5/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

In working-class Cairo, a clan of belly dancers faces the challenges of their lives and art, offering insight into Arabic women's experiences.

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Isabelle Lavigne,

Stéphane Thibault

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In working-class Cairo, a clan of belly dancers faces the challenges of their lives and art, offering insight into Arabic women's experiences.

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Isabelle Lavignedirector

Stéphane Thibaultdirector

Isabelle Lavignewriter

Reda Ibrahim Mohamed Alicast

Amira Said Samir Sayedcast

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Seldom has Egypt's capital been so evocatively captured. A fly-on-the-wall doc exploring the mysterious and hard-knock reality of a typical Egyptian belly dancer clan in working-class Cairo. Unparalleled access to this hidden world leaves the viewer fascinated and surprised that at night they dance. Such frankness among Arabic women is all too rare in films.

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