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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Movie Score
62%
Released
August 23, 1979,
Director
Youssef Chahine
Film Series
Cast
Mohsen Mohey ElDein, Mahmoud El Meligy, Mohsena Tawfiq, Abdullah Mahmoud, Ahmed Zaki, Naglaa Fathy
Genre
Drama, War