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IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE CITY is a haunting, lyrical chronicle of recent years in the Arab world where revolutions seemed to spark hope for change and yield further instability in one stroke. Khalid Abdalla (The Kite Runner, The Square), plays the protagonist - a filmmaker in Cairo attempting to capture the zeitgeist of his city as the world changes around him - from personal love and loss, to the fall of the Mubarak regime. Throughout, friends send footage and stories from Berlin, Baghdad, and Beirut, creating a powerful, multilayered meditation on the meaning of homeland. Shot during the two years before the outbreak of revolution in Egypt, the film’s multi-layered stories are a visually rich exploration of friendship, loneliness and life in cities shaped by the shadows of war and adversity.
Original Release
09/07/2016
US Release
04/27/2018
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Khalid Abdalla | Khaled el-Said / Khalid |
Laila Samy | Laila |
Hanan Youssef | Hanan |
Mariam Saleh Saad | Maryam |
Hayder Helo | Hassan |
Basim Hajar | Tarek |
Bassem Fayad | Bassem |
Ali Subhi | Ali |
Islam Kamal | Editor / Cutter |
Mohamed Gaber | Gaber |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Khalid Abdalla | Khaled el-Said / Khalid |
Laila Samy | Laila |
Hanan Youssef | Hanan |
Mariam Saleh Saad | Maryam |
Hayder Helo | Hassan |
Basim Hajar | Tarek |
Bassem Fayad | Bassem |
Ali Subhi | Ali |
Islam Kamal | Editor / Cutter |
Mohamed Gaber | Gaber |
Etimad Ali Hassan | Etimad |
Zeinab Mostafa | Mother |
Fadila Tawfik | Abla Fadila |
Elsit Ikram | Flower Lady |
Riham Abdulqader | |
Dana Abed | Heam |
Muhammad Adel | Protestor |
Rola Asir | Lady in Niqab |
Mostafa Bayoumi | Man in Horreya Cafe |
Raafat Bayoumi | Raafat |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Tamer El Said | Producer |
Khalid Abdalla | Producer |
Hana Al Bayaty | Producer |
Michel Balagué | Producer |
Tamer Eissa | Producer |
Louis Lewarne | Producer |
Marcin Malaszczak | Producer |
Maggie Morgan | Producer |
Yasser Naeim | Producer |
Cat Villiers | Producer |
Verena von Stackelberg | Producer |
Ali Baghdadi | Producer |