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In the Last Days of the City
In the Last Days of the City

In the Last Days of the City

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Arabic

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

07 September 2016

Country

Egypt

Cast

Khalid Abdalla

Khalid Abdalla

Khalid

Laila Samy

Laila Samy

Laila

Hanan Youssef

Hanan Youssef

Hanan

Maryam Saleh

Maryam Saleh

Maryam

Hayder Helo

Hayder Helo

Hassan

Basim Hajar

Basim Hajar

Tarek

Bassem Fayad

Bassem Fayad

Bassem

Aly Sobhy

Aly Sobhy

Ali

Islam Kamal

Islam Kamal

Editor

Mohamed Gaber

Mohamed Gaber

Gaber

Zeinab Mostafa

Zeinab Mostafa

Mother

Etimad Ali Hassan

Etimad Ali Hassan

Fadila Tawfik

Fadila Tawfik

Bahaa Ghazawy

Bahaa Ghazawy

Voice of musician

Ikram

Ikram

Flower Lady

Sayed Hafez

Sayed Hafez

Theatre Doorman

Aly Khamees

Aly Khamees

Raafat Bayoumi

Raafat Bayoumi

Raafat

عم فرج

عم فرج

Newspaper Vendor

Nadim Albert

Nadim Albert

Voice of Young Khalid

Fayrouz Yasser

Fayrouz Yasser

Voice of Iman

Zakaria Ali Mohamed

Zakaria Ali Mohamed

Doorman

Rola Asir

Rola Asir

Lady in Niqab

Mostafa Bayoumi

Mostafa Bayoumi

Man in Horreya Café

Gamil Shafik

Gamil Shafik

Bashir El Sebaie

Bashir El Sebaie

Zenhom Mohamed

Zenhom Mohamed

Mahdi El Jabouri

Mahdi El Jabouri

Calligrapher

Hisham Wanas

Hisham Wanas

Violent Husband

Reham Abdelkader

Reham Abdelkader

Assaulted Wife

Khaled Talaat

Khaled Talaat

Police Officer

Alaa Farouk

Alaa Farouk

Police Officer 2

Mohamed Adel

Mohamed Adel

Protester

Mohamed Shahat

Mohamed Shahat

Thug

Mohamed Hanafy Diab

Mohamed Hanafy Diab

Thug 2

Julia Schulz

Julia Schulz

European Photographer

Mohamed El Sayes

Mohamed El Sayes

ِAngry Taxi Driver

Boutros Ghaly

Boutros Ghaly

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