The City (المدينة) 25 years old

Ali, an aspiring actor, works in a government-aided butchery, and takes a part in a cheap play, while his father wants him to start working in fruit trade. Ali pursues his long-lived dream of traveling abroad and flies to France with an acting troupe, where he starts living illegally alongside many other Arabs, and starts a life-changing experience that he won't remember fully until he returns to Egypt.

Credits

The City Cast

Name Character
Abla Kamel She was 42, now 67 years old as The Mother
Basma She was 22, now 48 years old as Nadia
Mohamed Nagati He was 21, now 46 years old as Eid
Yousra She was 44, now 69 years old as ضيفة شرف
Roschdy Zem He was 33, now 59 years old as Roschdy
Basim Samra He was 28, now 53 years old as Ali
Ahmed Fouad Selim He was 42, now 67 years old as Atta

The City Crew

Name Department
Tamer Karawan as Original Music Composer. He was 30 (now 55) years old Sound
Yousry Nasrallah as Director. He was 47 (now 72) years old Directing
Yousry Nasrallah as Writer. He was 47 (now 72) years old Writing
The City poster
The City (25 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, August 01, 1999
  • Runtime: 105 minutes