The Stories (2026)
Original title: القصص
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The Stories is a decades-spanning Egyptian family saga and love story set between the late 1960s and 1980s. The film follows Ahmed, a young man from a Middle-Class Cairo family who dreams of becoming a concert pianist. During the tense summer of 1967, as war looms over Egypt, he begins a pen-pal correspondence with an Austrian woman named Elizabeth (“Liz”). A semi-autobiographical film based on the director's parents and how they met.
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Nelly KarimFairouz
Amir El-MasryAhmad
Valerie PachnerElizabeth
Amr AbedLulu
Ahmed KamalRagheb
Khaled MokhtarSharaf
Sabry FawazHamada
Sherif DesouqyMaraiNagui ChehataSabri
Karim KassemShams
Ahmed ElAzaarHassan
Osama AbdullahLabibMovie DNA
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What is The Stories about?
The Stories is a decades-spanning Egyptian family saga and love story set between the late 1960s and 1980s. The film follows Ahmed, a young man from a Middle-Class Cairo family who dreams of becoming a concert pianist. During the tense summer of 1967, as war looms over Egypt, he begins a pen-pal correspondence with an Austrian woman named Elizabeth (“Liz”). A semi-autobiographical film based on the director's parents and how they met.
How long is The Stories?
The Stories has a runtime of 101 minutes.