Within seconds of answering the phone to discuss his latest film, documentary director Amr Bayoumi is talking about female orgasms.
While it might seem unusual for an Egyptian man to be talking so frankly about intimate matters, Bayoumi is something of an expert in the field.
His film "Sex Talk," which features compatriots revealing details of their physical relationships, is his second exploration of a subject still largely considered taboo in Egypt.
But, insists Bayoumi, the most unusual aspect of his conversation is his willingness to talk and make movies not just about sex -- but about what he calls "normal" sex.
"In 2005 I was thinking of making a small film interviewing women speaking about their moment of pleasure -- orgasms," he said.
"In the process of researching this I tried to find books or academic studies ... and discovered there isn't anything focusing on normal sexual relationships in Egypt.
"You find material on prostitution or child abuse, but nothing about normal sexual behavior."
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