In the Last Days of the City (Trailer)
In the fading grandeur of downtown Cairo, Khalid struggles to make a film about the city in which he is losing everything he loves: he is about to be kicked out of his apartment; the woman he loves is emigrating; and the death of his father has reawakened memories of his childhood, when Cairo and his country seemed a brighter place.
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Film details
- Country of production
- Egypt
- Year
- 2011
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2012
- Length
- 3'
- Medium/Format
- File
