El Medina
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Cast & Crew
Yousri Nasrallah
Bassem Samra
Mohamed Nagati
Abla Kamel
Ahmad Fouad Selim
Roschdy Zem
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Brave and honest, young Ali leaves everything in Egypt behind, his Cairo family, his job and his girlfriend, to move to Paris and become a boxer. Training hard, Ali starts to make his way in the world of prize fighting, but his career is cut short when he refuses to throw a fight for some mafia types and they put him in the hospital. Waking up with amnesia, Ali's friendship with his nurse helps him to regain his memory and discover what it is he's really trying to do.
Director
Yousri Nasrallah
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Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 1999 Locarno International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States August 1999
Released in United States October 1999
Released in United States September 2000
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 6-21, 1999.
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (international competition) August 4-14, 1999.
Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 24 - April 9, 2000.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Planet Africa) September 7-16, 2000.
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 24 - April 9, 2000.)
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Planet Africa) September 7-16, 2000.)
Released in United States August 1999 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (international competition) August 4-14, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in competition) October 6-21, 1999.)
