
The City
المدينة
Release: 1999-08-01·Runtime: 105m·★ 7.3
Drama
Ali, an aspiring actor, works in a government-aided butchery and takes part in a cheap play. Defying his father's wishes, he moves to Paris to fulfill his dreams and starts living illegally alongside many other Arabs. Ali has a life-changing experience there that he won't fully remember until he returns to Egypt.
Production Countries
EgyptFrance
Production Companies
MISR International Films
Cast
Bassem Samraas Ali
Abla Kamelas The Mother
Menha Batraouias Hotel Owner
Yousraas Yousra
Thibault de Montalembert
Aurélia Alcaïs
Basmaas Nadia
Seif Abdelrahmanas Stage Actor
Amr Saadas Osama
Massoud Hattouas Firas,
Ahmed Azmyas Yasser
Inês de Medeirosas Agnès
Hassan El-Adlas Saeed
Mohamed Nagatyas Eid
Ahmed Fouad Selimas Atta, Ali's Father
Serri Al Najjaras Fox
Walaa Sherif
Roschdy Zemas Roschdy
Attia Eweissas Shalabi
Arnaud ViardCrew
" />Tamer EzzatEditor
" />Samir BahzanDirector of Photography
" />Nahed NasrallahCostume Design
" />Humbert BalsanExecutive Producer
" />Salah MareiArt Direction
" />Claire DenisWriter
" />Souraya BaghdadiCostume Design
" />Yousry NasrallahDirector, Writer
" />Annette TrumelCasting
" />Tamer KarawanOriginal Music Composer