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Alexandria… Why?
Alexandria… Why?
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Alexandria… Why?

1979
Directed byYoussef Chahine
2h 13m

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.

CAST
Mohsen Mohey ElDeinYehiaMahmoud El MeligyShukri Murad, Yehia's FatherMohsena Tawfiq
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Yehia's Mother
Abdullah MahmoudMohsen
Ahmed ZakiIbrahim
Naglaa FathySarah Sorel
Ahmed MehrezAdel Bey
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Laila HamadaNadia
Farid ShawqyShaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
DETAILS
GENRES
DramaWar
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
MISR International FilmsAlgerian Television
RATING
6.5

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