El Medina - Cast

El Medina (1999)
108 min | Drama

El Medina (1999)

108 min | Drama

A young Egyptian with acting ambitions leaves his country for France with dreams of becoming a movie star, much to the disgust of his father, who wants him to move to Saudi Arabia and get rich.

Director

Yousry Nasrallah

Writers

Nasser Abdel-Rahmane | Claire Denis | Yousry Nasrallah

Producers

Humbert Balsan | Gabriel Khoury | Marianne Khoury

Cinematographer

Samir Bahzan

Editor

Tamer Ezzat

Casting Director

Annette Trumel

Production Designers

Alain-Georges Ferrero | Salah Merei

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Updated Aug 31, 1999

Release date

Oct 1999 (United States)

Awards

6 wins & 2 nominations

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40 cast members

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