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Kiss Me Not on the Eyes
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Wikipedia article
'Dunia' (English title: Kiss Me Not on the Eyes) is a 2005 Egyptian film directed by Jocelyne Saab and starring Hanan Tork and Mohamed Mounir. It was premiered in the 2005 Cairo International Film Festival.
Synopsis
Student of Sufi poetry and belly dance in Cairo, Dunia is looking for herself and wishes to become a professional dancer. During casting for a dance contest, she meets the illustrious and charming Dr Bechir, a Sufi thinker and writer. With him, Dunia will discover not only the pleasure of words through Sufi poetry, but also the pleasure of the senses. However, she will have to confront tradition, which destroyed her capacity to feel pleasure, in order to free her body and dance with her soul.
Awards
* Cairo International Film Festival 2005 (Honorable Award)
* Algarve International Film Festival 2006 (International Jury Award: Best Film)
* Fribourg 2006
* Milan 2006
* Singapur 2006
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