Cairo, Egypt, is home to 20 million people and more than 14 million vehicles. Director Sherief Elkatsha’s ingenious film paints a vivid portrait of the bustling metropolis by dropping us in the passenger seats of its hilarious, pithy residents. As we learn about the city’s quirky transportation etiquette, Elkatsha transports us across the city, from “The Kids Driving School” (an educational program with aspirations of fostering “a new generation that understands traffic rules”) to the eyebrow-raising Traffic Police Center, where Egyptians pick up their licenses. Filmed from 2009 all the way through the Arab Spring, Cairo Drive features impeccable editing, as Elkatsha expertly weaves across traffic to tell a witty, insightful story of a country in transition. (CB)