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Alexandria… Why?
MovieReleasedDramaWar

Alexandria… Why?

Rating6.3/10
Release1979
Runtime2h 13m
Votes27

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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Original Language

ar

Release Date

August 23, 1979

Popularity

1

Production Companies

MISR International Films

MISR International Films

AL

Algerian Television

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