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Film · 2016

In the Last Days of the City

Original titleAkher ayam el madina

Directed by Tamer El Said · starring Khalid Abdalla, Laila Samy and Hanan Youssef

  • 1 h 58 min
  • Drama · Documentary
  • EgyptGermany
  • Released in the UK 8 October 2016
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Synopsis

Downtown Cairo, 2009. Khalid, a 35 year old filmmaker (played by Khalid Abdalla) is struggling to make a film that captures the soul of his city while facing loss in his own life. 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'. Shot in Cairo, Beirut, Baghdad and Berlin two years prior to the outbreak of the revolution in Egypt, the film?s multi-layered stories are a visually rich exploration of friendship, loneliness, loss and life in cities shaped by the shadows of war and adversity. It is a co-production between Egypt, Germany, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates.

The essentials

Runtime
118 min1 hour and 58 minutes
How long is In the Last Days of the City?
1 hour and 58 minutes (118 minutes).
When was In the Last Days of the City released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 8 October 2016.
Who directed In the Last Days of the City?
Tamer El Said.
Who is in In the Last Days of the City?
It stars Khalid Abdalla, Laila Samy, Hanan Youssef and Mariam Saleh Saad.
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Cast

Full cast (29)
Director
Tamer El Said
Writers
Tamer El Said, Rasha Salti
Producers
Khalid Abdalla, Hana Al Bayaty, Michel Balagué, Tamer Eissa
Cinematography
Bassem Fayad

Videos and trailers

All 3 videos
'In the Last Days of the City' Trailer 0:571 September 2017

Photos and posters

All 12 photos

Reviews

All 2 reviews

What the critics say average 6.8 from 2

  • 7.0 The Hollywood ReporterDeborah Young Though the contests are radically different, the underlying sentiment is the same: "He who has not lived before the revolution doesn?t know what the sweetness of living is". Read
  • 6.5 VarietyJay Weissberg A city requiem rather than a city symphony, Tamer El Said's film offers a plangent, multi-layered dirge to the sensory overload of Cairo and the way it has irrevocably changed. Read

Trivia

  • Shooting without almost budget

    Shooting began with less than 15% of the budget in place.

  • Coincidence?

    Filmed prior to the revolution in Egypt, edited during it.

  • Duration

    Filmed over two years and three winters.

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