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Alexandria… Why? (1979)

Alexandria… Why? (1979)

Drama War
Release Date: 1979, August 23
Directors: Youssef Chahine
Countries: Algeria, Egypt
Production: MISR International Films, Algerian Television
Cast: Gerry Sundquist, Ahmed Zaki, Abdullah Mahmoud, Ezzat Al Alaily, Naglaa Fathy, Farid Shawqy, Abdel Salam Mohamed, Yehia Chahine, Mohsena Tawfiq, Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Laila Hamada, Ahmed Mehrez

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.