1999
7.4 (5 votes)
1h 45m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
MISR International Films
The City (المدينة)
Overview
Ali, an aspiring actor, works in a government-aided butchery and takes part in a cheap play. Defying his father's wishes, he moves to Paris to fulfill his dreams and starts living illegally alongside many other Arabs. Ali has a life-changing experience there that he won't fully remember until he returns to Egypt.
Key Crew
Writer: Nasser Abdulrahman, Claire Denis, Yousry Nasrallah
Director: Yousry Nasrallah
Director of Photography: Samir Bahzan
Top Cast
Bassem Samra
Ali
Mohamed Nagaty
Eid
Ahmed Azmy
Yasser
Basma
Nadia
Abla Kamel
The Mother
Ahmed Fouad Selim
Atta, Ali's Father
Amr Saad
Osama
Serri Al Najjar
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