Synopsis
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.
In the Last Days of the City (2016) is a 1h 58min drama feature film by Tamer El Said. In the fading grandeur of downtown Cairo, Khalid, a 35-year-old filmmaker is struggling to make a film that captures...
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Festival History
- !f Istanbul International Independent Film Festival 2017 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 2016 generic
- BFI London Film Festival 2016 generic
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2016 generic - Selección oficial internacional ★ Best Director
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2016 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Germany | September 7, 2016 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Arabic) |
Full credits
| Director | Tamer El Said |
| Cast | Khalid Abdalla (Khalid), Laila Samy (Laila), Hanan Youssef (Hanan), Maryam Saleh (Maryam), Hayder Helo (Hassan), Basim Hajar (Tarek), Bassem Fayad (Bassem), Aly Sobhy (Ali), Islam Kamal (Editor), Mohamed Gaber (Gaber), Zeinab Mostafa (Mother), Etimad Ali Hassan, Fadila Tawfik, Bahaa Ghazawy (Voice of musician), Ikram (Flower Lady), Sayed Hafez (Theatre Doorman), Aly Khamees, Raafat Bayoumi (Raafat), عم فرج (Newspaper Vendor), Nadim Albert (Voice of Young Khalid), Fayrouz Yasser (Voice of Iman), Zakaria Ali Mohamed (Doorman), Rola Asir (Lady in Niqab), Mostafa Bayoumi (Man in Horreya Café), Gamil Shafik, Bashir El Sebaie, Zenhom Mohamed, Mahdi El Jabouri (Calligrapher), Hisham Wanas (Violent Husband), Reham Abdelkader (Assaulted Wife), Khaled Talaat (Police Officer), Alaa Farouk (Police Officer 2), Mohamed Adel (Protester), Mohamed Shahat (Thug), Mohamed Hanafy Diab (Thug 2), Julia Schulz (European Photographer), Mohamed El Sayes (ِAngry Taxi Driver), Boutros Ghaly |
| Screenplay | Rasha Salti, Tamer El Said |
| Producer | Cat Villiers, Khalid Abdalla, Marcin Malaszczak, Michel Balagué, Tamer El Said |
| Cinematography | Bassem Fayad |
| Editing | Barbara Bossuet, Mohamed A. Gawad, Vartan Avakian |
| Music | Amélie Legrand, Victor Moïse |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
