# An Egyptian Story (1982)

> A filmmaker undergoing heart surgery confronts his childhood self in an allegorical trial that turns memory, ambition, and Egyptian history into a reckoning over identity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/80590

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy
- Director: Youssef Chahine
- Cast: Nour El-Sherif, Yousra, Soheir El-Bably, Magda El Khatib, Mahmood Al-Meleji, Tawfiq Al-Deqen, Laila Hamada, Mohamed Mounir
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084042/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: mild
- Mood: introspective, surreal, melancholic, arthouse film night, arab cinema retrospective

## Synopsis

A filmmaker's heart surgery becomes a journey through his past, revealing the struggles of his life and dreams.

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