Complex sentence: The original story takes place in Cairo in the 1940s, but in the film, adapted by Vicente Leñero, takes place in the 1990s in a lower-middle class barrio of Mexico City.
Split into simpler sentences: The original story takes place in Cairo in the 1940s. The film, adapted by Vicente Leñero, takes place in the 1990s in a lower-middle class barrio of Mexico City.