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Alexandria… Why? (1979)

★6.5/10 · 282h 13mDrama, War

Directed by Youssef Chahine

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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Where to watch

  • Criterion Channel

Top cast

  • Mohsen Mohey ElDein
    Mohsen Mohey ElDein
    Yehia
  • Mahmoud El Meligy
    Mahmoud El Meligy
    Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
  • Mohsena Tawfiq
    Mohsena Tawfiq
    Yehia's Mother
  • Abdullah Mahmoud
    Mohsen
  • Ahmed Zaki
    Ahmed Zaki
    Ibrahim
  • Naglaa Fathy
    Naglaa Fathy
    Sarah Sorel
  • Ahmed Mehrez
    Ahmed Mehrez
    Adel Bey
  • Gerry Sundquist
    Gerry Sundquist
    Thomas "Tommy" Friskin

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