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An Egyptian Story

1982

120 minutes

DramaFantasy

Overview

After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England for evaluation, it's determined that Yehia must undergo emergency surgery. Fact and fiction blend seamlessly—with healthy doses of cleverly absurdist fantasy—as the film explores the various personalities and forces that have made Yehia (and Youssef Chahine) the man he has become.

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Top Cast

Nour El-Sherif headshot

Nour El-Sherif

Yehia Shukri Murad

Yousra headshot

Yousra

Amal

Soheir El-Bably headshot

Soheir El-Bably

The Mother

Magda El Khatib headshot

Magda El Khatib

The Sister

Mahmoud El Meligy headshot

Mahmoud El Meligy

Tawfiq Al-Deqen headshot

Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Laila Hamada headshot

Laila Hamada

Yehia's Sister

Mohamed Mounir headshot

Mohamed Mounir

Mahmoud El Gendy headshot

Mahmoud El Gendy

Co-director

Abdelaziz Makhyoun headshot

Abdelaziz Makhyoun

Sanaa Younes headshot

Sanaa Younes

Ragaa Al-Giddawy headshot

Ragaa Al-Giddawy

Abdullah Mahmoud headshot

Abdullah Mahmoud

Ragaa Hussein headshot

Ragaa Hussein

Mohsen Mohey ElDein headshot

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Young Yehia

Youssef Chahine headshot

Youssef Chahine

Old Yehia

Seif Abdelrahman headshot

Seif Abdelrahman

Abdel Hadi

Nabila El Sayed headshot

Nabila El Sayed

Souad Nasr headshot

Souad Nasr

Hassan Hussein headshot

Hassan Hussein

Gerry Sundquist headshot

Gerry Sundquist

Magda Al Sabahi headshot

Magda Al Sabahi

Magda

Ahmed Mehrez headshot

Ahmed Mehrez

Alaa Awad headshot

Alaa Awad

Noha ElAmroussi headshot

Noha ElAmroussi

Saeed Abdel Ghani headshot

Saeed Abdel Ghani

Yousry Nasrallah headshot

Yousry Nasrallah

Saeed Al Saleh headshot

Saeed Al Saleh

Ali Al Sharif headshot

Ali Al Sharif

Mimi Chakib headshot

Mimi Chakib

Laila Sheir headshot

Laila Sheir

Ahmed Salama headshot

Ahmed Salama

Khairiya A-Mansour headshot

Khairiya A-Mansour

Ahmed Abdelhady headshot

Ahmed Abdelhady

Ismet Raafat headshot

Ismet Raafat

Muhammad Khalil headshot

Muhammad Khalil

Ali Ezz ElDein headshot

Ali Ezz ElDein

Hanan Adel headshot

Hanan Adel

Umm Kulthum headshot

Umm Kulthum