Bittersweet
An Egyptian-American returns to his homeland after twenty years abroad, filled with nostalgia and high hopes. But as he reconnects with his roots, he finds himself caught between two worlds—and begins to experience the reality of a country he thought he knew.
Cast
Ahmed Helmy
مصري
Edward
سعيد
Lotfy Labib
راضي
Inam Salusah
أم سعيد
Tarek ElAmir
منصف
Amy Samir Ghanem
ميرفت
Mohamed Shaheen
رفيق الطائرة
Yasser El Tobgy
شاب السفارة والمطار
Gehan Anwar
ابتسام
Shaima Abdel Qadir
نوسة
Abdullah Ramadan
حماصة أخو سعيد
Ahmad Rateb
لواء الشرطة
Dina
فاعلة خير
Youssef Daoud
عم هلال
Abd Allah Meshref
موظف السجل المدنى
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An Egyptian-American returns to his homeland after twenty years abroad, filled with nostalgia and high hopes. But as he reconnects with his roots, he finds himself caught between two worlds—and begins to experience the reality of a country he thought he knew.
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