This highly charged fable set in Alexandria, Egypt, in the late 1960s, centers on theÂ guests ofÂ the Pension Miramar as they compete for the attention of theÂ young servant Zohra. Zohra is a

Miramar

This highly charged fable set in Alexandria, Egypt, in the late 1960s, centers on theÂ guests ofÂ the Pension Miramar as they compete for the attention of theÂ young servant Zohra. Zohra is a beautifulÂ peasant girl who fled her family to escape an arranged marriage.Â She becomes the focus of jealousies and conflicts among the Miramar's residents, whoÂ include an assortment of radicals and aristocrats flounderingÂ in the wake of the Egyptian revolution. It becomes clear that the uneducated but strong-willed Zohra is the only one among them who knows what she wants.Â AsÂ the situation spirals toward violence and tragedy, the same sequence of eventsÂ is retold from the perspective ofÂ four differentÂ residents, in the manner of Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon,Â weaving a nuanced portrait ofÂ the intricacies of post-revolutionary Egyptian life.

Miramar