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L'immeuble Yacoubian

It’s an epic amalgam of interweaving stories that suggests the mood of contemporary Cairo as effortlessly as the eponymous edifice symbolises the nation’s stately decline.

This sprawling melodrama tries to cram everything you always wanted to know about modern Egypt into one mega-soap.

...its sprawling cast of characters and interconnected plotlines explore such taboo topics as forbidden sexuality, religious fundamentalism and political corruption...