The read
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Youssef ChahineDirector
- Yousef IdrisWriter
- Youssef ChahineWriter
- Gamal SalamaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nour El-SherifYehia Shukri Murad
- YousraAmal
- Soheir El-BablyThe Mother
- Magda El KhatibThe Sister
- Mahmood Al-MelejiCast
- Tawfiq Al-DeqenCast
- Laila HamadaYehia's Sister
- Mohamed MounirCast
- Mahmoud El GendyCo-director
- Abdelaziz MakhyounCast
- Sanaa YounesCast
- Ragaa Al-GiddawyCast