CMES Cinema
TERRORISM & KEBAB
Directed by Sherif Arafa (Egypt, 1993)
In Arabic with English subtitles
Terrorism & Kebab
is a farce denouncing the absurdity of bureaucracy in modern Egypt.
Adel Imam, Egypt's leading comic actor, is a father who wants to move
his son to a school closer to home.
He goes to the Mogamma, the center of Cairo's monolithic bureaucracy, to pick up the required documents. Frustrated by the lack of response, he ends up attacking a fundamentalist official and, when armed police respond to the situation, a machine gun accidentally finds its way into Imam's hands.
As a terrorist, his demands to the Minister of Internal Affairs are simple: Shish Kebab made of high-class lamb. After having a hearty meal with his hostages, however, his demands become more political.
He goes to the Mogamma, the center of Cairo's monolithic bureaucracy, to pick up the required documents. Frustrated by the lack of response, he ends up attacking a fundamentalist official and, when armed police respond to the situation, a machine gun accidentally finds its way into Imam's hands.
As a terrorist, his demands to the Minister of Internal Affairs are simple: Shish Kebab made of high-class lamb. After having a hearty meal with his hostages, however, his demands become more political.
With introduction and after-film discussion by
Sarab Al Ani
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Yale University
Monday, 15th June @ 5:00 pm
Auditorium, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave
CMES Cinema is Free and Open to the Public
Please join us and bring your friends!
Sponsored by The Council on Middle East Studies at the MacMillan Center and the New Haven Free Public Library
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