Alexandria… Why?

IMDb 6.5 1979 • 133 min • DramaWar

Director

Youssef Chahine

Country

DZ

Plot Summary

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 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
Abdullah Mahmoud Mohsen
Ahmed Zaki
Ahmed Zaki Ibrahim