6.0
Beyond Dreams
2017
Dunia (2006)
September 6, 20061h 52mAR
4.6
8 votes
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.
Director
Jocelyne SaabWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Arabic
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Catherine Dussart Productions
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aya zein nassar
10.0That'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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