Poisonous Roses Explained

Poisonous Roses
Director:	Fawzi Saleh
Starring:	Mohamed Berakaa
Runtime:	70 minutes
Country:	Egypt
Language:	Arabic

Poisonous Roses is a 2018 Egyptian drama film directed by Fawzi Saleh. It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Plot

Two siblings living in the impoverished tannery district of Cairo with their mother have a strained, peculiar relationship.^[1]

Cast

• Mohamed Berakaa as El-sheikh
• Safaa El Toukhy as The Mother
• Ibrahim El-Nagari as Sakr
• Mahmood Hemaidah as The Magician
• Marihan Magdy as Tahya

See also

• List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oscars: Egypt Selects 'Poisonous Roses' for International Feature Category . Variety . Kozlov . Vladmir . 6 September 2019 . 10 September 2019.