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Cairo · Downtown

Zawya

Cairo's arthouse cinema, in a historic Downtown auditorium.

€ Budget

An independent screen programming Egyptian indie cinema, documentaries and international films rarely distributed in the country. Evening screenings are followed by talks with the directors when they are around.

The extra bit

Egyptian films are subtitled in English: the best way to see the country's cinema without a language barrier.

Know before you go

Cheap tickets and a small room: book online on premiere nights.

Directions

Emad el-Din street, Downtown, Cairo

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