The City

(1999)

★ 7.4 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1999

Runtime: 105 мин

Country: Egypt, France

Director: Yousry Nasrallah

Cast: باسم سمرة, محمد نجاتي, Ahmed Azmy, Basma, Abla Kamel, Ahmed Fouad Selim, Amr Saad, Serri Al Najjar, Roschdy Zem, Inês de Medeiros

Plot

Ali, an aspiring actor, works in a government-aided butchery and takes part in a cheap play. Defying his father's wishes, he moves to Paris to fulfill his dreams and starts living illegally alongside many other Arabs. Ali has a life-changing experience there that he won't fully remember until he returns to Egypt.