Alexandria… Why? (1979)
08/23/1979 (DZ) • 2h 13m
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Yehia
Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Yehia's Mother
Mohsen
Ibrahim
Sarah Sorel
Adel Bey
Thomas "Tommy" Friskin
Nadia
Part of the Alexandria Quad
Includes Alexandria… Why?, An Egyptian Story, Alexandria Again and Forever
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