An Egyptian Story

Overview

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.

Directed by Youssef Chahine

Top cast

Nour El-Sherif

Yehia Shukri Murad

Yousra

Amal

Soheir El-Bably

The Mother

Magda El Khatib

The Sister

Mahmood Al-Meleji

Tawfiq Al-Deqen

Laila Hamada

Yehia's Sister

Mohamed Mounir

Mahmoud El Gendy

Co-director

Abdelaziz Makhyoun

Sanaa Younes

Ragaa Al-Giddawy

A

Abdullah Mahmoud

Ragaa Hussein

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Young Yehia

Youssef Chahine

Old Yehia

Seif Abdelrahman

Abdel Hadi

Nabila El Sayed

Souad Nasr

Hassan Hussein

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