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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Nour El-SherifYehia Shukri Murad
YousraAmal
Soheir El-BablyThe Mother
Magda El KhatibThe Sister
Mahmood Al-Meleji
Tawfiq Al-DeqenCast
Laila HamadaYehia's Sister
Mohamed MounirCast
Mahmoud El GendyCo-director
Abdelaziz Makhyoun
Sanaa YounesCast
Ragaa Al-GiddawyCastExplore the crew
- Director
- Youssef Chahine
- Writer
- Yousef Idris
- Editor
- Rashida Abdel Salam
- Writer
- Youssef Chahine
- Producer
- Youssef Chahine
- Original Music Composer
- Gamal Salama
- Director of Photography
- Mohsen Nasr
- Editor
- Youssef Al Mallakh