In Cairo on her own as she waits for her husband, Juliette finds herself caught in a whirlwind romance with his friend Tareq, a retired cop. As Tareq escorts Juliette around the city, they find themselves in the middle of a brief affair that catches them both unawares.
Cairo Time proves hard to resist, the film's familiarity gradually giving way to a playfulness that feels new to the impossible-love subset of bourgeois melodrama.
– Rob Nelson,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
26 Aug 2010
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Confirms two things that hardly need confirming: The Egyptian capital is a breathtaking metropolis, and Patricia Clarkson is one of the best actors in the world.
– David Lewis,
San Francisco Chronicle,
27 Aug 2010
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What it has going for it, however, is a strong performance from Clarkson, who has become one of the more reliable character actors in independent film.
– Calvin Wilson,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
27 Aug 2010
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Clarkson lights up Ruba Nadda's stately drama Cairo Time like the moon on a summer night, making every moment luminous with quiet, resigned longing.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
2 Sep 2010
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The lovely twilit moments in this movie stay with one, and that summoning them up in your mind is like slowing down time.