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