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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Cast

Mohsen Mohey ElDein

Yehia

Mahmood Al-Meleji

Shukri Murad, Yehia's Father

Mohsena Tawfiq

Yehia's Mother

Ahmed Zaki

Ibrahim

Naglaa Fathy

Sarah Sorel

Ahmed Mehrez

Adel Bey

Gerry Sundquist

Thomas "Tommy" Friskin

Laila Hamada

Nadia

Farid Shawqy

Shaker Bey, Mohsen's Father

Zeinab Sedky

Grandmother

Ezzat Al Alaily

Morsi

Youssef Wahby

Sorel