Alexandria… Why?

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.

Country:

Algeria,

Egypt

Genre:

Drama,

War

Duration:

133 minutes

Year:

1979

Director:

Youssef Chahine

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Company:

MISR International Films,

Algerian Television

Cast:

Yehia

Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

Yehia's Mother

Mohsen

Ibrahim

Crew:

Director

Writer

Writer

Director of Photography

Editor