The awardwinning egyptian film in the last days of the city will screen in german cinemas starting 7 september, the filmmakers announced on their. I n the last days of the city is a densely textured, contemplative, beautifully shot film in a selfreflexive, docurealist style about cairo in the era just before the tahrir square uprising of. We wont compress, alter or take ownership of your content. At the end of the century, satan visits new york in search of a bride. Awardwinning egyptian film in the last days of the city. His first feature film, in the last days of the city 2016, was selected at the berlinale forum. In the last days of the city official us trailer now on. Directed by tamer elsaid and starring khalid abdalla, the film in the last days of the city will be screened at new yorks new directorsnew films festival. The fictional story of a filmmaker from downtown cairo played by khalid abdalla as he struggles to capture the soul of a city on edge while. However, the devil decides to crash the party by coming to the city, inhabiting a.
Second coming of jesus christian movies the city will be overthrown warnings of the last days christian cheng huize is a coworker in a. The movie starts khalid abdalla as khalid, and laila samy as his girlfriend laila. In the last days of the city 2018 in downtown cairo in 2009, khalid, a 35yearold filmmaker struggles to make a film that captures the soul of his city while facing loss in his own life. Egypts film in the last days of the city to screen at new. Since its world premiere, in the last days of the city has been praised by both international and arab critics, and included on a number of lists of best films of the year, including the critics. Charm city kings won over many critics in its sundance premiere earlier this year, and likely would have been doing the same in texas this week if it. Khalid, a 35 year old filmmaker is struggling to make a film that captures the soul of his city while facing loss in his own life. In the last days of the city in us theaters april 27, 2018 starring khalid abdalla, laila samy, hanan youssef, maryam saleh. The film the last days presents us with the testimonies of six holocaust survivors who tell. In the last days of the city theatrical trailer video. With believable characters, and a proper amount of back story, this film deals with how humans cope with normal life when something as basic as stepping outside. The last days may not represent the flashiest apocalypse story youll ever see, but theres always something to be said for clever storytelling, good acting, and novel apocalypse tales.
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