great Toronto Star mini-review
*CAIRO TIMEhttp://www.thestar.com/entertainment/TIFF/article/691571 share
A beautifully acted and photographed story of two people trying very hard not to fall in love with each other during an enforced stay in Cairo. Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig bring untold layers of emotion to what is really Brief Encounter at the pyramids. Director Ruba Nadda somehow wraps it all up in an atmosphere of mysterious longing. (Sept. 13, 8:30 p.m.; Winter; Sept. 14, noon, Scotiabank. RO