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The City

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The City — 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.

  • Release date
  • August 1, 1999
  • Runtime
  • 105 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Yousry Nasrallah

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The City — Cast

Bassem Samra photo Bassem Samra Ali Mohamed Nagaty photo Mohamed Nagaty Eid Ahmed Azmy photo Ahmed Azmy Yasser Basma photo Basma Nadia Abla Kamel photo Abla Kamel The Mother Ahmed Fouad Selim photo Ahmed Fouad Selim Atta, Ali's Father Amr Saad photo Amr Saad Osama Serri Al Najjar photo Serri Al Najjar Fox

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