Joseph Fahim on CAIRO STATION
Cairo Station
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27m
In this interview, conducted by the Criterion Collection in 2025, film scholar and programmer Joseph Fahim discusses CAIRO STATION in the context of Egyptian politics, as well as director Youssef Chahine’s early career and his collaboration with the cast and crew.
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