In the Last Days of the City

Sep 7, 2016

1h 58m

★ 6.1

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Mengamuk Films

Zero Production

Sunny Land Film

In the Last Days of the City Trailers

Cast

Khalid

Khalid Abdalla

Laila

Laila Samy

Hanan

Hanan Youssef

Maryam

Maryam Saleh

Hassan

Hayder Helo

Tarek

Basim Hajar

Bassem

Bassem Fayad

Ali

Aly Sobhy

Editor

Islam Kamal

Gaber

Mohamed Gaber

Mother

Zeinab Mostafa

Etimad Ali Hassan

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