| Lust | |
| Director: | Khaled El Hagar |
| Starring: | Ahmed Azmi |
| Cinematography: | Néstor Calvo |
| Distributor: | Arabic Movies |
| Runtime: | 130 minutes |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Language: | Arabic |
Lust (Arabic: الشوق, translit. El Shoq) is a 2010[1] Egyptian drama film directed by Khaled El Hagar. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[2] [3] but it did not make the final shortlist.[4] Lust was also reviewed at the 34th Cairo Film Festival.[5] In the Arab world of film production, it is the oldest annual cinema event.[6] According to Daily News, “Lust” is an interesting and provocative contribution to this year’s festival."[7] The Executive Producer Producer of Lust was Amr El Safie while Dima Al-Joundi, and Mohamed Yassine produced it.[8] [9]
Lust was shown in Egyptian cinema as a trend for viewing modern films. A report from the Egyptian Independent described it as "movies that realistically follow the lives of a group of characters living in one of the poorer areas around the main cities, whether it is Cairo or Alexandria. The plots are mostly harsh and gloomy, full of life-altering crises. Characters often, in order to survive the merciless circumstances around them, change their sweet nature and adapt to a new evil or sinful route in life."[10]
Lust won the Golden Pyramid Award at the 34th Cairo Film Festival. One of the actresses in "Lust" - Sawsan Badr was honored with a Thesping awards with another actress named Isabelle Huppert for Marc Fitoussi’s “Copacabana.”