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11'09''01 - September 11

Fr. 2002. Sketches by Samira Makhmalbaf, Claude Lelouch, Youssef Chahine, Danis Tanovic, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Ken Loach, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Amos Gitaï, Mira Nair, Sean Penn, Shohei Imamura with Maryam Karimi, Emmanuelle Laborit, Nour El-Sherif. Eleven filmmakers from around the world give their vision of the September 11, 2001 attacks in 11 minutes, 9 seconds and one image.

Runtime: 133 min.

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L'Autre

V.O.: El Akhar

Égy. 1999. Drama by Youssef Chahine with Hanane Tork, Hani Salama, Nabila Ebeid. Although in love with her new husband, a young journalist works to expose the enrichment of the corrupt elite of which he is a part.

Runtime: 105 min.

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Le Destin

V.O.: Al Massir

Égy. 1997. History by Youssef Chahine with Nour El-Sherif, Laila Eloui, Mahmoud Hémeida. In twelfth century Andalusia, a philosopher advocating for open Islam is persecuted by fundamentalists.

Runtime: 135 min.

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The Emigrant

V.O.: Al-Mohager

Égy. 1994. Biblical drama by Youssef Chahine with Khaled El Nabaoui, Mahmoud Hemida, Michel Piccoli.

Runtime: 129 min.

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Alexandria, Again and Forever

V.O.: Iskanderija, kaman oue kaman

Égy. 1990. Dramatic comedy by Youssef Chahine with Yousra, Hussein Fahmy. After losing his leading man and during an actors' strike, a filmmaker looks back on the main stages of his career.

Runtime: 100 min.

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Le Sixième Jour

V.O.: Al Yom el sadess

Fr. 1986. Melodrama by Youssef Chahine with Dalida, Mohsen Mohieddine, Ibrahim Maher. In Cairo, in 1947, a woman tries to save her child from a cholera epidemic.

Runtime: 107 min.

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Adieu Bonaparte

V.O.: Al Wida ya Bounabart

Égy. 1985. History by Youssef Chahine with Michel Piccoli, Mohsen Mohieddine, Patrice Chéreau. During the Egyptian campaign of 1798, a general ethnologist is helped by local young people.

Runtime: 114 min.

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An Egyptian Story

V.O.: Hadduta misrija

Égy. 1982. Psychological drama by Youssef Chahine with Nour El-Sherif, Magda El Khatib, Soheir El Bably. While undergoing heart surgery, a filmmaker plunges into a curious surreal dream where his entire past flashes by.

Runtime: 125 min.

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Return of the Prodigal Son

V.O.: Eawdat alaibn aldaali

Égy. 1976. Musical by Youssef Chahine with Majida El Roumi, Hesham Selim, Ahmed Mehrez. Upon his release from prison, a man comes into conflict with his family.

Runtime: 120 min.

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Saladin

Égy. 1963. Adventures by Youssef Chahine with Ahmed Mazhar, Nadia Lotfi, Salah Zulfikar. After his victory over the King of Jerusalem, Emir Saladin avenged the massacre of Muslim pilgrims on their way to Mecca.

Runtime: 194 min.

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Cairo Station

V.O.: Bab el hadid

Égy. 1958. Thriller by Youssef Chahine with Youssef Chahine, Farid Shawqy, Hind Rostom. In Cairo's railway station, a newspaper vendor develops an unhealthy passion for a female canteen worker.

Runtime: 77 min.

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Dark Waters

V.O.: Sira Fi al-Mina

Égy. 1956. Thriller by Youssef Chahine with Faten Hamamah, Omar Sharif, Ahmed Ramzy. Promised to her cousin, who has been away for three years, a young woman working on a ship in the port of Alexandria falls in love with her boss's son.

Runtime: 120 min.

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Blazing Sun, the

V.O.: Siraa Fil-Neel

Égy. 1954. Thriller by Youssef Chahine with Faten Hamamah, Omar Sharif, Zaki Rostom. A landowner is unaware that his daughter is in love with one of the villagers he floods and destroys to enrich himself.

Runtime: 105 min.