Alexandria… Why?
(1979)
★ 6.5 IMDb · 29 votes
Year: 1979
Runtime: 131 мин
Country: Algeria, Egypt
Director: Youssef Chahine
Cast: Mohsen Mohey ElDein, محمود المليجي, Mohsena Tawfiq, عبدالله محمود, Ahmed Zaki, Naglaa Fathy, Ahmed Mehrez, Gerry Sundquist, ليلى حماده, فريد شوقي
Plot
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.