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Alexandria… Why?

1979 · Youssef Chahine · 133 min

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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.

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6.5/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database29 votesTMDB
Mohsen Mohey ElDeinYehiaMahmood Al-MelejiShukri Murad, Yehia's FatherMohsena TawfiqYehia's MotherAAbdullah MahmoudMohsenAhmed ZakiIbrahimNaglaa FathySarah SorelAhmed MehrezAdel BeyGerry SundquistThomas "Tommy" FriskinLaila HamadaNadiaFarid ShawqyShaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherZeinab SedkyGrandmotherEzzat Al AlailyMorsiYoussef WahbySorelYehia ChahineBritish AmbassadorLaila FawzyPrincess Chahinour

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Mohsen Mohey ElDeinYehiaMahmood Al-MelejiShukri Murad, Yehia's FatherMohsena TawfiqYehia's MotherAAbdullah MahmoudMohsenAhmed ZakiIbrahimNaglaa FathySarah SorelAhmed MehrezAdel BeyGerry SundquistThomas "Tommy" FriskinLaila HamadaNadiaFarid ShawqyShaker Bey, Mohsen's FatherZeinab SedkyGrandmotherEzzat Al AlailyMorsiYoussef WahbySorelYehia ChahineBritish AmbassadorLaila FawzyPrincess Chahinour

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