Synopsis
إسكندرية ليه
Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia, retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of one-day studying filmmaking in America, but after falling in love and discovering the lies of European occupation, Yehia profoundly reevaluates his identity and allegiances.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Alexandria… Why?. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From MISR International Films
Drama + War in Other Asia
20 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Drama and War genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Alexandria… Why? itself).
The 1970s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Other Asia, 17 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Alexandria… Why? premiered alongside 2 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 2 other Other Asia films in 1979.
The 35th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
18 audience reviews — more than 54% of Other Asia films in our index.
Review volume (54th percentile) outruns trending popularity (34th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Alexandria… Why?, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- semi autobiographical · 4
- alexandria egypt · 2
- egypt · 29
- teenage boy · 8
- coming of age · 78
- gay theme · 67
- world war ii · 55
- 1940s · 35
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #379 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #275 of 356 (top 77%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Algeria, Egypt |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Spoken Languages | Arabic, English, French, German |
| Production Companies | MISR International Films, Algerian Television |
| Runtime | 2h 13m |
| Release Date | October 6, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0077751 |