In the Last Days of the City (2016)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ar |
| Popularity | 1.129 |
Directed By
Tamer El Said
Crew
Tamer El Said
Tamer El Said
Rasha Salti
Bassem Fayad
Salah Marei
Tamer El Said
Khalid Abdalla
Michel Balagué
Marcin Malaszczak
Cat Villiers
Mohamed Abdel Gawadwr
Vartan Avakian
Barbara Bossuet
Maggie Morgan
TOP CAST
Laila Samy
Laila
Hanan Youssef
Hanan
Maryam Saleh
Maryam
Hayder Helo
Hassan
Basim Hajar
Tarek
Bassem Fayad
Bassem
Aly Sobhy
Ali
Islam Kamal
Cutter
Mohamed Gaber
Gaber
Khalid Abdalla
Khalid
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