[NOTE: "After much local debate, the producers of HELIOPOLIS decided to withdraw the film from the Toronto International Film Festival.

Withdrawing HELIOPOLIS from the festival was a production/distribution decision. It was the director's sincere wish that it would be screened.

The world premiere of HELIOPOLIS will be at the Vancouver International Film Festival, October 1–16, 2009"]

An Egyptian art film with some major stars, Heliopolis weaves together portraits from one of Cairo's most storied neighbourhoods.