Film

The City

Name: The City
Director: Yousry Nasrallah
Released: 1999
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Bassem Samra, Amr Saad, Mohamed Nagati, Ahmed Azmy, Sari Al Nagar

1999 · 105 min · ★ 7.4 · Dir. Yousry Nasrallah

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.