Alexandria... Why?

Alexandria... Why? (إسكندرية ليه, translit. Iskanderija... lih?) is a 1979 Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Plot
The film portrays the early life of the director in his home city, Alexandria.

Cast

 * Naglaa Fathi as Sarah
 * Farid Shawqi as Mohsen's Father Shaker Pasha
 * Mahmoud El-Meliguy as Qadry
 * Ezzat El Alaili as Morsi
 * Youssef Wahbi
 * Yehia Chahine
 * Laila Fawzi
 * Aeela Rateb
 * Ahmed Zaki as Ibrahim
 * Gerry Sundquist as Thomas 'Tommy' Friskin