Clarkson and Nadda in Doha for “Cairo Time”

Writer/director Ruba Nadda and star Patricia Clarkson (along with fellow star Alexander Siddig - not pictured) introduced the Middle Eastern premiere of their film, “Cairo Time” Friday night at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival in the Qatari capital’s beautiful Museum of Islamic Art. Some of the films screening here have a strict age limit of 18, including this one. In this one, Clarkson plays a wife who is suppose to meet her husband who is delayed working in a Gaza refugee camp, and, overwhelmed by the sprawling city, she befriends her husband’s former colleague. And while seasoned audiences elsewhere might have found their mild flirtation saccharine, there was some nervous laughter and lively commentary during some of the “steamy” scenes by several audience members. But we didn’t notice any walkouts and there was polite applause.