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The Stories

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Set between the late 1960s and 1980s, the film follows Ahmed, a young Cairo man dreaming of becoming a concert pianist, whose life changes after beginning a pen-pal romance with an Austrian woman during the 1967 war.
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Abu Bakr Shawky

Director

Amir El-Masry

Actor

Valerie Pachner

Actor

Nelly Karim

Actor

Karim Kassem

Actor

Ahmed Kamal

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Synopsis Set between the late 1960s and 1980s, the film follows Ahmed, a young Cairo man dreaming of becoming a concert pianist, whose life changes after beginning a pen-pal romance with an Austrian woman during the 1967 war.
Director
Abu Bakr Shawky
Producer
Alexander Glehr, Johanna Scherz, Julie Viez, Mohamed Hefzy
Screenwriter
Abu Bakr Shawky
Production Co
Film Clinic, Fox in the Snow Films, Wrong Men, Lagoonie Film Production, Cinenovo, Film AG Produktion, Film Square Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
2h 0m