

Alexandria… Why? (1979)
Overview
Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
Overview
Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
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Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Yehia

Mahmoud El Meligy
Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

Mohsena Tawfiq
Yehia's Mother
Abdullah Mahmoud
Mohsen

Ahmed Zaki
Ibrahim

Naglaa Fathy
Sarah Sorel

Ahmed Mehrez
Adel Bey

Gerry Sundquist
Thomas "Tommy" Friskin