Alexandria… Why?

Overview

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.

Release Date

23 August 1979

133 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father
Yehia's Mother
Ibrahim
Sarah Sorel
Adel Bey
Thomas "Tommy" Friskin
Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
Grandmother