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DramaRomance

Dunia

- Kiss Me Not on the Eyes

After studying literature at Cairo University, Dunia, 23 years old, wants to become a professional dancer. She attends audition for an oriental dance contest where she recites Arabian poetry without any body movement. She explain to the perplexed jury that a woman can't move her body or evoke act of love when society ask women to hide their femininity. She is selected and meet Beshir, an intellectual and activist who will supervise her thesis on ecstasy in Sufi love poetry. Their attraction is mutual. This could be liberation for Dunia but the constraints on women in Egyptian society goes deeper than she suspects.

Release Date : 2006-09-06

Language :Arabic

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Catherine Dussart Productions

Production Country : EgyptFranceLebanon

Alternative Titles : Kiss Me Not on the Eyes

Cast

Hanan Turk

Character Name : Dunia

Original Name : Hanan Turk

Gender : Female

Mohamed Mounir

Character Name : Beshir

Original Name : Mohamed Mounir

Gender : Male

Aaidah Riyadh

Character Name : Inayate

Original Name : Aaidah Riyadh

Gender : Female

Fathy Abdel Wahab

Character Name : Mamdouh

Original Name : فتحي عبدالوهاب

Gender : Male

Sawsan Badr

Character Name : Arwa

Original Name : Sawsan Badr

Gender : Female

Soraya Ibrahim

Character Name :

Original Name : Soraya Ibrahim

Gender : Male

Aziza Rashid

Character Name :

Original Name : Aziza Rashid

Gender : Female

Nashwa Al Arabi

Character Name :

Original Name : Nashwa Al Arabi

Gender : Male

Khaled El Sawy

Character Name : Hazem

Original Name : خالد الصاوي

Gender : Male

Youssef Ismail

Character Name : Antar

Original Name : Youssef Ismail

Gender : Male

Reviews

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aya zein nassar

@aya zein nassar

2021-06-23

That's the real title, whomever submitted it for IMDb, must have shortened it. Anyways, Egyptian superstar Hanane Turk stars as sultry Dunia, a young woman who is sexually repressed according to society and this inhibits everything she does. One day she auditions for an oriental dance competition (think the type of Jennifer Beals audition from Flash Dance) and is stopped by the judges because of her lifeless performance. They are captured by her obvious beauty but do not buy her lifeless rendition of Arabian poetry. It is her obstinate rebellious nature that drives them to select them, when she challenges the jury to show her how she is supposed to display love when society forbids her to do so. She catches the eye of Beshir (Mohammed Mounir) who takes her under his wing, hoping to rescue her from a dark secret from the past as well as make her his muse. The forbidden attraction between them in unmistakable and only deepens as Dunia awakens to the sensuality hidden beneath her traditional values. Turk, a trained dancer in real life is flawless in the dance sequences and she has a body to die for. Her costumes are great as well. By the way, all the magnificent songs in the film are performed by none other than "The voice of Egypt" Mohammed Mounir. Dunia is a force to reckon with as she raises awareness to the trials and tribulations associated with being a woman in Egypt. Walid Aouni plays Dunia's dance teacher, Khaled El Sawi & Youssef Ismail co -star. Controversial but also a must see!