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Alexandria... Why?

2021·2h 13m·Not Rated
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
2,274 votes

Yehia is a young man living in the cosmopolitan Alexandria during World War II. Inspired by American movies and Shakespeare, he aspires to be an actor, but struggles to pursue his Hollywood dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.

Alexandria... Why? is a 2021 drama movie directed by Youssef Chahine, starring Naglaa Fathi, Mahmoud El Meligy, Farid Shawqi. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 2,274 votes and runs 2h 13m.

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Director
Youssef Chahine
Stars
Naglaa Fathi
Mahmoud El Meligy
Farid Shawqi
Ahmed Zaki
Details
2021-06-18
133 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Egypt, Algeria
★ Arabic, English, French, German
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