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Alexandria… Why?

Name: Alexandria… Why?
Director: Youssef Chahine
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1979-08-23
Duration: 133 min
Rating: 6.333
Cast: Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Mahmoud El Meligy, Mohsena Tawfiq, Abdullah Mahmoud, Ahmed Zaki

Release Date: August 23, 1979

Genre: Drama, War

Duration: 2h 13m

Rating: ⭐ 6.3/10

Director: Youssef Chahine

Cast: Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Mahmoud El Meligy, Mohsena Tawfiq, Abdullah Mahmoud, Ahmed Zaki

Storyline

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.