Back to Alexandria, the charming comedy from Tamer Ruggli and starring Nadine Labaki (Capernaum, Caramel), will be having its U.S. Premiere on Oct. 26th at the 2024 Arab Film Festival.
Tickets are available now. You can also browse the full festival schedule and opt for a festival pass.
After twenty years of absence, Sue returns to Egypt, her native country, to see her mother, Fairouz, an eccentric aristocrat with whom she has severed all ties. This surprising journey, taking her from Cairo to Alexandria, tinted with distant memories, nostalgia, and mixed feelings towards her past, will enable her to become free and emancipated.
Based on his childhood memories, the director tells us about the relationships filled with tough love between his mother and his grandmother.
Back to Alexandria
UNITED STATES PREMIERE
Directed by TAMER RUGGLI
Starring NADINE LABAKI, FANNY ARDANT, EVA MONTI, MENHA EL BATROUI, LAILA EZZ EL ARAB, ENAAM SALOUSA, HASAN EL-ADL, KARIMA MANSOUR, HANI ADEL
Run Time: 95 minutes
Country: Switzerland, France
Year: 2023
Language: French, Arabic
About the Director, Tamer Ruggli
Born in 1986, TAMER RUGGLI is a Swiss-Egyptian director and screenwriter.
He grew up in Kinshasa, Riyadh, Vienna and Zurich, then joined the department Cinema of the Cantonal School of Art of Lausanne (ECAL).
After a screenwriting workshop at the New York Film Academy, he is a laureate of the SSA scholarship (Swiss Society of Authors) and the CÉCI Le Moulin d’Andé Prize for the writing of BACK TO ALEXANDRIA, his first feature film of fiction.
His short films have been selected and rewarded in several international festivals.
Watch Back to Alexandria on Oct. 26th in San Francisco or online as part of our virtual festival.
For more information about the 28th Arab Film Festival, visit arabfilmfestival.org
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