Poisonous Roses

Original title: ورد مسموم

70 minutes • 2018 • 5.6 Score

Set in the confines of an impoverished Cairo neighborhood, a community's everyday life is threatened by the ruthless rhythms of Tanneries, rotary driers crushing animal skin, hazards of poisonous waste water, Tahyea desperately clings to her brother, Saqr, whose only dream is to escape.

Ahmed Fawzi Saleh

Director