Switzerland / Aug 01, 1999 / Locarno Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Serri Al Najjar | Fox |
| Roschdy Zem | Roschdy |
| Inês de Medeiros | Agnès |
| Massoud Hattou | Firas |
| Attia Eweiss | Shalabi |
| Zaki Fatin Abdel Wahab | The Director / Tifa |
| Yousra | Yousra |
| Seif Abdelrahman | Stage Actor |
| Menha Batraoui | Hotel Owner |
| Thibault de Montalembert | |
| Arnaud Viard | |
| Hassan El-Adl | Saeed |
| Randa El Bishani | Fathiya |
| Ashraf Sarhan | |
| Alice Taurand | |
| Didier Brengarth | |
| Laurence Goutelle |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | المدينة |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, Français |
| Production countries | Egypt, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | MISR International Films |
| Release date | 1 agosto 1999 |
| Executive producer | Humbert Balsan, Gabriel Khoury, Marianne Khoury |
| Writer | Nasser Abdulrahman, Claire Denis, Yousry Nasrallah, Mohamed Nasser |
| Casting | Annette Trumel |
| Editing | Tamer Ezzat |
| Cinematography | Samir Bahzan |
| Assistant directors | Nadia Kamel, Yousry Nasrallah |
| Camera operators | Samir Bahzan |
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| Additional photography | Samir Bahzan |
| Production design | Salah Marei |
| Art direction | Salah Marei |
| Set decoration | Salah Marei |
| Music | Tamer Karawan, Jérôme Ayasse, Waldir Xavier, Dominique Hennequin |
| Sound | Tamer Karawan, Jérôme Ayasse, Waldir Xavier, Dominique Hennequin |
| Costume design | Nahed Nasrallah, Souraya Baghdadi |
| Makeup | Nahed Nasrallah, Souraya Baghdadi |
| Hairstyling | Nahed Nasrallah, Souraya Baghdadi |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Jul 05, 2000
Japan / Aug 26, 2000 / Hagi International Festival of Film Art
Canada / Sep 09, 2000 / Toronto International Film Festival
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Egypt / Nov 15, 2000
Germany / Aug 30, 2001
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