Alexandria… Why? (1979)

ALL 08/23/1979 (ar) Drama, War 133 Min
  • Release
    08/23/1979
  • Production
    MISR International Films, Algerian Television
  • Rotten tomato
    62%
  • Original title
    إسكندرية ليه؟
  • Original language
    ar
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Youssef Chahine

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Youssef Chahine

    Producer



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Alexandria… Why? (1979) 133 Min

ALL 08/23/1979 (ar)
Drama, War
  • Release 08/23/1979
  • Production
    MISR International Films, Algerian Television
  • Original title إسكندرية ليه؟
  • ar
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Youssef Chahine

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Rashida Abdel Salam

    Editor

  4. Youssef Chahine

    Producer