# In the Heliopolis Flat (2007)

> A Cairo investment worker and a rural woman follow the traces of a ghostly former tenant, discovering that the search unsettles their own ideas of love and belonging.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/148489

## Facts

- Runtime: 118 min
- Genres: Romance, Drama
- Director: Mohamed Khan
- Cast: Khaled Abol Naga, Ghada Adel, Aaidah Riyadh, Ahmad Rateb, Youssef Daoud, Marwa Hussein, Salah Ayman, Donia Massoud
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0839811/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: wistful, intimate, mysterious, quiet evening, romantic movie night

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