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