Alexandria… Why?
Alexandria… Why?

Alexandria… Why?1979

Directed by Youssef Chahine

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.

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Mohsen Mohey ElDein - YehiaMahmood Al-Meleji - Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherMohsena Tawfiq - Yehia's MotherAbdullah Mahmoud - MohsenAhmed Zaki - IbrahimNaglaa Fathy - Sarah SorelAhmed Mehrez - Adel BeyGerry Sundquist - Thomas "Tommy" FriskinLaila Hamada - NadiaFarid Shawqy - Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
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