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Alexandria… Why?
Alexandria… Why?

Alexandria… Why?

6.2
August 23, 1979
2h 13m
DramaWar

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.

Production

أفلام مصر العالمية (يوسف شاهين وشركاه), Algerian Television

Language

German, English, Arabic, French

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Cast

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Yehia

Mahmoud El Meligy

Mahmoud El Meligy

Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

Mohsena Tawfiq

Mohsena Tawfiq

Yehia's Mother

Abdullah Mahmoud

Abdullah Mahmoud

Mohsen

Ahmed Zaki

Ahmed Zaki

Ibrahim

Naglaa Fathy

Naglaa Fathy

Sarah Sorel

Ahmed Mehrez

Ahmed Mehrez

Adel Bey

Gerry Sundquist

Gerry Sundquist

Thomas "Tommy" Friskin

Laila Hamada

Laila Hamada

Nadia

Farid Shawqy

Farid Shawqy

Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father

Zeinab Sedky

Zeinab Sedky

Grandmother

Ezzat Al Alaily

Ezzat Al Alaily

Morsi

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