5th pound (The)

  • Cinquième Livre (La) | 5th pound (The)
Genre : Social
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2005
Format : Short
Running time : 14 (in minutes)
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The film is about a guy who used to make the habit of taking the air-conditioned bus on Fridays accompanied by a girl because they couldn't find another place to make soft love in. The film tackles the problem of sexual deprivation among the Egyptian youth. It also tackles the double-standards attitude among the community.

A film by Ahmed Khaled

Directed by Ahmed Khaled
Produced by A.khaled & M.Hammad
Screen play by Mohamed Hammad
Editor Mohamed El Sharkawy
Photography Ahmed Khaled & Sherif Galal
Music Amr Abou Zekry
Mixage Mohamed Ibrahim Taha

Starring Yafa Guily, Ahmed Tawfik, Hisham Fouad

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ARABIC
و يحكى الفيلم عن شاب يركب الأتوبيس المكيف أيام الجمعة من كل أسبوع ويصطحب معه فتاة.
الفيلم صور بالكامل داخل أتوبيس. الفيلم هو العمل الروائى الأول للمخرج

إخراج أحمد خالد
إنتاج أحمد خالد & محمد حماد
تأليف محمد حماد
بطولة يافا جويلى و أحمد توفيق وهشام فؤاد
مونتاج محمد الشرقاوى
تصوير أحمد خالد & شريف جلال
موسيقى عمرو أبوذكرى
صوت محمد طه

Summary for official catalogues

The film is about a guy who used to make the habit of taking the air-conditioned bus on Fridays accompanied by a girl because they couldn't find another place to make soft love in. The film tackles the problem of sexual deprivation among the Egyptian youth. It also tackles the double-standards attitude among the community.

by Ahmed Khaled, 2005, Egypt, 14min, Betacam

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