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Alexandria… Why?

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Alexandria… Why?

6.3

2h 13m

1979

Synopsis

Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.

Director

Youssef Chahine

DramaWar

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Cast & Crew

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

as Yehia

Mahmoud El Meligy

Mahmoud El Meligy

as Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

Mohsena Tawfiq

Mohsena Tawfiq

as Yehia's Mother

Abdullah Mahmoud

as Mohsen

Ahmed Zaki

Ahmed Zaki

as Ibrahim

Naglaa Fathy

Naglaa Fathy

as Sarah Sorel

Ahmed Mehrez

Ahmed Mehrez

as Adel Bey

Gerry Sundquist

Gerry Sundquist

as Thomas "Tommy" Friskin

Laila Hamada

Laila Hamada

as Nadia

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