Cairo 6,7,8
Three Egyptian women confront the pervasive sexual harassment shaping their public lives and seek justice against a culture that normalizes it.
Overview
Three women's fight for justice in a society plagued by harassment unfolds in this powerful drama.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- socially urgent
- tense
- sobering
- socially conscious viewing
- film festival night
What critics said
Critics and festival audiences broadly valued the film’s socially urgent treatment of sexual harassment, with its performances receiving particular recognition.
What sets it apart
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The story follows three women whose experiences converge around sexual harassment and the pursuit of justice.
Sexual harassment on Cairo streets and public transport is presented as a systemic social condition.
The film focuses on the daily plight of harassment and the women’s concrete search for justice.
Its Egyptian setting and subject position sexual harassment within contemporary Arab social and gender politics.
Films like Cairo 6,7,8, and why
The Battle of Algiers
shared social realism, feminist perspective, and institutional critique
North Country
shared focus on women confronting patriarchal violence through grounded drama
Crash
shared ensemble structure, social injustice themes, and emotionally urgent realism
Movie Details
- Director
- Mohamed Diab
- Release Date
- 2010-12-22
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (79)
Cast
- Nelly Karim
- Bassem Samra
- Bushra
- Maged El Kedwany
- Nahed El Sebai
- Ahmed Al Fishawy
- Sawsan Badr
- Omar El Saeed
- Yara Goubran
- Mohamed Fahim
Common questions
- What is Cairo 6,7,8 about?
- Three Egyptian women confront the pervasive sexual harassment shaping their public lives and seek justice against a culture that normalizes it.
- What is Cairo 6,7,8 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cairo 6,7,8 as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Cairo 6,7,8 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Cairo 6,7,8 as mild.
- What did critics think of Cairo 6,7,8?
- Critics and festival audiences broadly valued the film’s socially urgent treatment of sexual harassment, with its performances receiving particular recognition.
- Which films are like Cairo 6,7,8?
- Films with a similar feel include The Battle of Algiers, North Country, and Crash.
- How long is Cairo 6,7,8?
- Cairo 6,7,8 runs 100 minutes.
