After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England for evaluation, it's determined that Yehia must undergo emergency surgery. Fact and fiction blend seamlessly—with healthy doses of cleverly absurdist fantasy—as the film explores the various personalities and forces that have made Yehia (and Youssef Chahine) the man he has become.
The Second Wife
1967
6.9/10
Rayya and Sekina
1952
6.8/10
The Thief and the Dogs
1962
6.917/10
Sunset and Sunrise
1970
7.2/10
The Beginning and the End
1960
8/10
Between Heaven and Earth
1959
8.9/10
Salama Is Fine
1937
6.8/10
Empire M
1972
6.1/10
Bit of Fear
1969
6.571/10
Alexandria… Why?
1979
6.2/10
Rise to the Abyss
1978
5.429/10
A Man in Our House
1961
6.6/10
Cairo Station
1958
7.3/10
Saladin the Victorious
1963
7.5/10
The Night of Counting the Years
1969
7.682/10
The Fools Alley
1955
6.2/10
My Father Is on the Tree
1969
5.5/10
Return My Heart
1957
6.4/10
Karnak
1975
7/10
The Innocent
1986
7.4/10
