
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
Ahmed Azmyas Yasser
Yousraas Yousra
Walaa Sherif
Basmaas Nadia
Serri Al Najjaras Fox
Inês de Medeirosas Agnès
Attia Eweissas Shalabi
Abla Kamelas The Mother
Bassem Samraas Ali
Mohamed Nagatyas Eid
Seif Abdelrahmanas Stage Actor
Ahmed Fouad Selimas Atta, Ali's Father
Roschdy Zemas Roschdy
Thibault de Montalembert
Massoud Hattouas Firas,
Menha Batraouias Hotel Owner
Arnaud Viard
Amr Saadas Osama
Hassan El-Adlas Saeed
Aurélia AlcaïsCrew
" />Annette TrumelCasting
" />Nahed NasrallahCostume Design
" />Tamer KarawanOriginal Music Composer
" />Souraya BaghdadiCostume Design
" />Salah MareiArt Direction
" />Humbert BalsanExecutive Producer
" />Tamer EzzatEditor
" />Yousry NasrallahDirector, Writer
" />Samir BahzanDirector of Photography
" />Claire DenisWriter