Alexandria… Why?

Alexandria… Why?

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2h 13min

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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.

Alexandria… Why?

Story

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.

Directors

Youssef Chahine, Mahmoud El Kholy, Youssef Chahine, Youssef Chahine,

Writers

Mohsen Zayed,

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Casts

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Character-in: Yehia

Mahmoud El Meligy

Mahmoud El Meligy

Character-in: Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

Mohsena Tawfiq

Mohsena Tawfiq

Character-in: Yehia's Mother

Abdullah Mahmoud

Abdullah Mahmoud

Character-in: Mohsen

Ahmed Zaki

Ahmed Zaki

Character-in: Ibrahim

Naglaa Fathy

Naglaa Fathy

Character-in: Sarah Sorel

Ahmed Mehrez

Ahmed Mehrez

Character-in: Adel Bey

Gerry Sundquist

Gerry Sundquist

Character-in: Thomas "Tommy" Friskin

Laila Hamada

Laila Hamada

Character-in: Nadia

Farid Shawqy

Farid Shawqy

Character-in: Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father

Zeinab Sedky

Zeinab Sedky

Character-in: Grandmother

Ezzat Al Alaily

Ezzat Al Alaily

Character-in: Morsi

Youssef Wahby

Youssef Wahby

Character-in: Sorel

Yehia Chahine

Yehia Chahine

Character-in: British Ambassador

Laila Fawzy

Laila Fawzy

Character-in: Princess Chahinour

Abdel Warith Assir

Abdel Warith Assir

Character-in: The Sheikh

Abdel Salam Mohamed

Abdel Salam Mohamed

Character-in: Elly

Seif Abdelrahman

Seif Abdelrahman

Character-in:

Abdelaziz Makhyoun

Abdelaziz Makhyoun

Character-in:

Ahmad Bedir

Ahmad Bedir

Character-in:

Aida Kamel

Aida Kamel

Character-in:

Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim

Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim

Character-in:

Hassan Hussein

Hassan Hussein

Character-in:

Ali Ezz ElDein

Ali Ezz ElDein

Character-in:

Antic Melkior

Antic Melkior

Character-in: Le Général

Ahmed Salama

Ahmed Salama

Character-in:

Naima ElSoghier

Naima ElSoghier

Character-in:

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Mohamed Abu Hashish

Character-in:

Rashad Osman

Rashad Osman

Character-in:

Ali Jawhar

Ali Jawhar

Character-in:

Ahmed Abdel Wareth

Ahmed Abdel Wareth

Character-in:

Aqeila Rateb

Aqeila Rateb

Character-in:

Osama Abbas

Osama Abbas

Character-in:

Mohamed Shawqi

Mohamed Shawqi

Character-in:

Hamdy El Wazeer

Hamdy El Wazeer

Character-in:

Samiha Mohamed

Samiha Mohamed

Character-in:

Naeem Essa

Naeem Essa

Character-in:

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