What sort of world was dawning in 1999? Which of globalization’s promises were, in fact, mirages? A late offering from Egypt’s foremost auteur, THE OTHER pivots around construction plans for an interfaith center in the Sinai, funded by an international consortium. Is another “end of history”– peace in the Middle East– about to become a reality? Adam (Hani Salama), privileged son of the family behind the project, falls in love with Hanane (Hanan Turk), a journalist investigating corruption. The resulting “star-crossed lovers” narrative is more than it seems, folding in prescient concerns around religious fundamentalism, neo-colonialism and class struggle in an Egypt on the brink.