The City (1999)

7.4/10 • 105 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Bassem Samra

Mohamed Nagaty

Ahmed Azmy

Basma

Abla Kamel

Ahmed Fouad Selim

Atta, Ali's Father

Amr Saad

Serri Al Najjar

Roschdy Zem

Inês de Medeiros

Massoud Hattou

Attia Eweiss

Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab

The Director / Tifa

Yousra

Seif Abdelrahman

Menha Batraoui

Thibault de Montalembert

Arnaud Viard

Hassan El-Adl

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