Alexandria… Why?

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Yehia

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Mahmoud El Meligy

Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

Age : N/A | Popularity : 25%

Mohsena Tawfiq

Yehia's Mother

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Abdullah Mahmoud

Mohsen

Age : N/A | Popularity : 25%

Ahmed Zaki

Ibrahim

Age : 55 | Popularity : 34%

Naglaa Fathy

Sarah Sorel

Age : 72 | Popularity : 16%

Ahmed Mehrez

Adel Bey

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Gerry Sundquist

Thomas "Tommy" Friskin

Age : 37 | Popularity : 9%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Youssef Chahine
Writing	Writer	Youssef Chahine Mohsen Zayed
Camera	Director of Photography	Mohsen Nasr
	Grip	Sayed Aly
Editing	Editor	Rashida Abdel Salam
Sound	Sound	Nasry Abdel Nour
	Original Music Composer	Fouad El-Zahry
Production	Producer	Youssef Chahine
Art	Production Design	Abdel Fattah Madbouly
	Set Decoration	Mahmoud El Kholy Ahmed Mehrez
Department	Role	Name

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