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The City

7.419991h 45mMovieDrama

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…

DirectorYousry Nasrallah
WritersNasser Abdulrahman·Claire Denis
ProducersHumbert Balsan·Gabriel Khoury

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Cast · Directed by Yousry Nasrallah

BSBassem Samra
Bassem Samra
Ali
MNMohamed Nagaty
Mohamed Nagaty
Eid
AAAhmed Azmy
Ahmed Azmy
Yasser
BBasma
Basma
Nadia
AKAbla Kamel
Abla Kamel
The Mother
ASAhmed Fouad Selim
Ahmed Fouad Selim
Atta, Ali's Father
ASAmr Saad
Amr Saad
Osama
SNSerri Al Najjar
Serri Al Najjar
Fox
RZRoschdy Zem
Roschdy Zem
Roschdy
IM
Inês de Medeiros
Agnès
MHMassoud Hattou
Massoud Hattou
Firas
AEAttia Eweiss
Attia Eweiss
Shalabi

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