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