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Alexandria... Why?

إسكندرية ليه؟

1979

In Alexandria during World War II, a stagestruck young man obsessed with Hollywood dreams of escaping to study filmmaking in America, against a backdrop of war, poverty, and a city of many faiths and desires. Youssef Chahine's autobiographical epic.

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Part of 10 Essential Egyptian Films

This film is stop 6 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Egypt. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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