An Egyptian Story

Youssef Chahine
1982-09-27


6.3
120 min

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

Name Character Team
Nour El-Sherif Yehia Shukri Murad Unowned
Yousra Amal Unowned
Soheir El-Bably The Mother Unowned
Magda El Khatib The Sister Unowned
Mahmoud El Meligy Unowned
Tawfiq Al-Deqen Unowned
Laila Hamada Yehia's Sister Unowned
Mohamed Mounir Unowned
Mahmoud El Gendy Co-director Unowned
Abdelaziz Makhyoun Unowned
Sanaa Younes Unowned
Ragaa Al-Giddawy Unowned
Abdullah Mahmoud Unowned
Ragaa Hussein Unowned
Mohsen Mohey ElDein Young Yehia Unowned
Youssef Chahine Old Yehia Unowned
Seif Abdelrahman Abdel Hadi Unowned
Nabila El Sayed Unowned
Souad Nasr Unowned
Hassan Hussein Unowned
Gerry Sundquist Unowned
Magda Al Sabahi Magda Unowned
Ahmed Mehrez Unowned
Alaa Awad Unowned
Noha ElAmroussi Unowned
Saeed Abdel Ghani Unowned
Yousry Nasrallah Unowned
Saeed Al Saleh Unowned
Ali Al Sharif Unowned
Mimi Chakib Unowned
Laila Sheir Unowned
Ahmed Salama Unowned
Khairiya A-Mansour Unowned
Ahmed Abdelhady Unowned
Ismet Raafat Unowned
Muhammad Khalil Unowned
Ali Ezz ElDein Unowned
Hanan Adel Unowned
Umm Kulthum Unowned