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Alexandria… Why?

6.5 1979 2h 13mNR

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.

Directed by Youssef Chahine

VISUAL ARCHIVE

Selected stills from the film

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CAST

The people behind the story

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Mohsen Mohey ElDeinYehia

Mahmood Al-Meleji

Mahmood Al-MelejiShukri Murad, Yehia's Father

Mohsena Tawfiq

Mohsena TawfiqYehia's Mother

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Abdullah MahmoudMohsen

Ahmed Zaki

Ahmed ZakiIbrahim

Naglaa Fathy

Naglaa FathySarah Sorel

Ahmed Mehrez

Ahmed MehrezAdel Bey

Gerry Sundquist

Gerry SundquistThomas "Tommy" Friskin