30 Nov 2018
Exterior/Night
When a day in the life of a beleaguered Egyptian filmmaker goes sideways, he witnesses anew issues like class and gender relations.
In the Last Days of the City
In the fading grandeur of downtown Cairo, Khalid, a 35-year-old filmmaker is struggling to make a film that captures the pulse of his city at a moment when all around him dreams as much as buildings are disintegrating. With the help of his friends who send him footage from their lives in Beirut, Baghdad and Berlin, he finds the strength to keep going through the difficulty and beauty of living IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE CITY.
Top Billed Cast
Khalid Abdalla Khalid
ليلى سامي Laila
Hanan Youssef Hanan
Maryam Saleh Maryam
Hayder Helo Hassan
Basim Hajar Tarek
Aly Sobhy Ali
Mohamed Gaber Gaber
زينب مصطفى Mother
اعتماد علي حسن أبلة فضيلة بهاء غزاوي Voice of musician
إكرام Flower Lady
سيد حافظ Theatre Doorman
Aly Khamees رأفت بيومي Raafat
عم فرج Newspaper Vendor
نديم ألبرت Voice of Young Khalid
فيروز ياسر Voice of Iman
زكريا علي محمد Doorman
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