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Alexandria… Why?

    Drama
    War
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Aug 23, 1979
Rated NR

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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  • Directors
  • Vote Average
    6.2
  • Vote Count
    19
  • Popularity
    5
  • Language
    Deutsch
  • Origin Country
    EG

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    • Cast

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    Mohsen Mohey ElDein
    Yehia
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    Mahmoud El Meligy
    Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
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    Mohsena Tawfiq
    Yehia's Mother
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    Abdullah Mahmoud
    Mohsen
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    Ahmed Zaki
    Ibrahim
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    Naglaa Fathy
    Sarah Sorel
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    Ahmed Mehrez
    Adel Bey
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    Gerry Sundquist
    Thomas "Tommy" Friskin
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    Laila Hamada
    Nadia
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    Farid Shawqy
    Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
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    Zeinab Sedky
    Grandmother
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    Ezzat Al Alaily
    Morsi
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    Youssef Wahby
    Sorel
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    Yehia Chahine
    British Ambassador
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    Laila Fawzy
    Princess Chahinour
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    Abdel Warith Assir
    The Sheikh
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    Abdel Salam Mohamed
    Elly
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    Seif Abdelrahman
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    Abdelaziz Makhyoun
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    Ahmad Bedir
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    Aida Kamel
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    Zouzou Hamdy ElHakim
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    Hassan Hussein
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    Ali Ezz ElDein
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    Antic Melkior
    Le Général
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    Ahmed Salama
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    Naima ElSoghier
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    Mohamed Abu Hashish
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    Rashad Osman
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    Ali Jawhar
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    Ahmed Abdel Wareth
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    Aqeila Rateb
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    Osama Abbas
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    Mohamed Shawqi
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    Hamdy El Wazeer
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    Samiha Mohamed
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    Naeem Essa

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