Cairo As Seen by Chahine
Synopsis
As he accompanies a young graduate looking for work in Cairo, Chahine reveals his love for the city and its people as well as his anxiety over the rise of fundamentalism.
Credits
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Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Miroirs
- Co-production : Misr International Films
- French distribution : Pyramide Distribution
Full credits (4)
- Executive Producer : Jean Mylonas
- Adaptation : Youssef Chahine
- Directors of Photography : Tarek Telmessani, Samir Bahsan
- Editor : Rashida Abdel Salam
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France, Egypt
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Egypt)
- Production year : 1995
- Runtime : 23 min
- Visa number : 87.532
- Visa issue date : 07/03/1995
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
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