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Dunia

Dunia

5,1 /10 (9 Votes)
2006 AR 112 min

Overview

A young, free-spirited dancer and student of Arabic poetry falls in love with her thesis supervisor while trapped in a relationship with a man who disapproves of her dancing.

Release date

06/09/2006

Votes

9

Popularity

0.4

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

دنيا

Language

AR

Runtime

112 min

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aya zein nassar

2012-10-08

⭐ 10

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…

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