
The City
المدينة
Release: 1999-08-01·Runtime: 105m·★ 7.4
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
Menha Batraouias Hotel Owner
Thibault de Montalembert
Attia Eweissas Shalabi
Abla Kamelas The Mother
Amr Saadas Osama
Yousraas Yousra
Hassan El-Adlas Saeed
Bassem Samraas Ali
Arnaud Viard
Seif Abdelrahmanas Stage Actor
Walaa Sherif
Aurélia Alcaïs
Ahmed Azmyas Yasser
Basmaas Nadia
Ahmed Fouad Selimas Atta, Ali's Father
Massoud Hattouas Firas,
Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahabas The Director / Tifa
Mohamed Nagatyas Eid
Serri Al Najjaras Fox
Roschdy Zemas Roschdy
Inês de Medeirosas AgnèsCrew
" />Yousry NasrallahDirector, Writer
" />Nahed NasrallahCostume Design
" />Salah MareiArt Direction
" />Tamer KarawanOriginal Music Composer
" />Tamer EzzatEditor
" />Claire DenisWriter
" />Samir BahzanDirector of Photography
" />Humbert BalsanExecutive Producer
" />Souraya BaghdadiCostume Design
" />Annette TrumelCasting