An Egyptian Story

An Egyptian Story

129 mins | Drama, Fantasy | Sept. 27, 1982

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.

An Egyptian Story

129 mins | Drama, Fantasy | Sept. 27, 1982

An Egyptian Story
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers MISR International Films
Original title حدوتة مصرية
Directors Youssef Chahine
Writers Yousef Idris, Youssef Chahine

Cast

Nour El-Sherif

as Yehia

Yousra

as Amal

Soheir El-Bably

as the mother

Magda ElKhatib

as the sister

Laila Hamada

as little sister

Mohsen Mohie Eldein

as Yehia as Young Man

Youssef Chahine

as yehia (old)