Ali, an aspiring actor, works in a government-aided butchery and takes part in a cheap play. Defying his father's wishes, he moves to Paris to fulfill his dreams and starts living illegally alongside many other Arabs. Ali has a life-changing experience there that he won't fully remember until he returns to Egypt.
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Bassem Samra
Ali
Yousry Nasrallah
Director
Claire Denis
Writer
Yousry Nasrallah
Writer
Nasser Abdulrahman
Writer
Humbert Balsan
Executive Producer
Marianne Khoury
Executive Producer
Gabriel Khoury
Executive Producer
Samir Bahzan
Director of Photography
Tamer Karawan
Original Music Composer
Tamer Ezzat
Editor
Nahed Nasrallah
Costume Design
Souraya Baghdadi
Costume Design
