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The Other (1999)

The Other (1999)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 1999, May 26
Directors: Youssef Chahine
Countries: Egypt, France
Production: MISR International Films
Cast: Amr Saad, Mahmoud Hemida, Lebleba, Hani Salama, Ahmed Fouad Selim, Ezzat Abu Ouf, Hanan Turk

Overview:

Adam is the son of a wealthy Egyptian-American family who is studying at UCLA and returns home for a brief vacation. Upon his arrival he meets beautiful reporter Hanane, with whom he begins an intense love affair, and eventually they marry. Trouble arises when Hanane' s journalistic interests lead her to the corrupt business affairs of Adam's parents, who are interested in building an American tourist compound that would allow Americans further control of Egypt's tourist industry, and make them a whole lot richer.