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Alexandria… Why?

6.5/ 1019792h 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

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Yehia

Mahmood Al-Meleji

Mahmood Al-Meleji

Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

Mohsena Tawfiq

Mohsena Tawfiq

Yehia's Mother

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