An Egyptian Story

Name: An Egyptian Story
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Duration: 2 hr
Rating: 63
Cast: Nour El-Sherif, Yousra, Soheir El-Bably, Magda El Khatib, Mahmoud el-Meliguy

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StarringNour El-SherifYousraSoheir El-Bably

DirectorYoussef Chahine

WritersYoussef Chahine

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NR 2 hrFantasy, Drama

Part of Alexandria Quad

Plot

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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