Story
Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
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Cast
Mohsen Mohey ElDein as YehiaMahmood Al-Meleji as Shukri Murad, Yehia's FatherMohsena Tawfiq as Yehia's MotherAbdullah Mahmoud as MohsenAhmed Zaki as IbrahimNaglaa Fathy as Sarah SorelAhmed Mehrez as Adel BeyGerry Sundquist as Thomas "Tommy" FriskinLaila Hamada as NadiaFarid Shawqy as Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
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