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