Alexandria... New York

Alexandria... New York

128 mins | May 21, 2004

An enthralling look at the relationship between America and the Arab World from an Arab perspective. It tells the story of Yehia, a renowned Egyptian filmmaker whose life has been shaped by a pair of disrupted love affairs, one with an American woman named Ginger, the other with America itself.

Alexandria... New York

128 mins | May 21, 2004

Alexandria... New York
An enthralling look at the relationship between America and the Arab World from an Arab perspective. It tells the story of Yehia, a renowned Egyptian filmmaker whose life has been shaped by a pair of disrupted love affairs, one with an American woman named Ginger, the other with America itself.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers
Original title إسكندرية نيويورك
Directors Youssef Chahine
Writers Khaled Youssef

Cast

Ahmed Yehia

as Yehia (young) / Alexander

Yosra El Lozy

as Young Ginger

Hala Sedki

as Bonnie

Mahmoud Hemida

as Yehia (old)

Yousra

as Old Ginger

Lebleba

as Jeannie

Nelly Karim

as Ballerina