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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- Mohsen Mohey ElDeinYehia
- Mahmood Al-MelejiShukri Murad, Yehia's Father
- Mohsena TawfiqYehia's Mother
- Abdullah MahmoudMohsen
- Ahmed ZakiIbrahim
- Naglaa FathySarah Sorel
- Ahmed MehrezAdel Bey
- Gerry SundquistThomas "Tommy" Friskin
- Laila HamadaNadia
- Farid ShawqyShaker Bey, Mohsen's Father
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- Youssef ChahineDirector
- Youssef ChahineWriter
- Mohsen ZayedWriter
- Mohsen NasrDirector of Photography
- Fouad El-ZahryOriginal Music Composer
- Rashida Abdel SalamEditor
- Youssef ChahineProducer
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