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