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WOMEN'S LOVE / HOB EL BANAT NY PREMIERE A delightful romantic comedy that won seven major awards at the 2004 Egyptian National Film Festival, and was as well as a major commercial success, "Women Love" tells the story of three half-sisters brought together by the death of their mutual father. Nada (Laila Eloui), raised in Cairo, is a shy, deeply romantic soul longing for Mr. Right to come along and sweep her off her feet. From Alexandria there's Ghada (Hanan Turk), who doesn't particularly like men. Finally there's Ro'aya (Hana Sheha), London-raised and -educated and a university professor looking for love now that her professional life is well established. According to the terms of their father's will, the three must live together for one year in Cairo before they can inherit his considerable estate. At first each claims her own space, but gradually as they get to know each other they discover how much they have in common. Winner, best Director and Best actors awards in multiple film festivals. By Khaled El Hagar, Egypt, 2004, 110m, comedy in Arabic with English subtitles.
Q&A with director Part of FILMMAKER IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM
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