This big-budget historical epic from acclaimed Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a crazed turn by Patrice Chereau as Napoleon Bonaparte. The film, an Egyptian-French co-production, deals with Napoleon's occupation of Alexandria and its effect on a typical Egyptian family. Michel Piccoli leads the cast as a general in Napoleon's army who tentatively befriends a local poet and falls in love with two young Egyptian brothers, reflecting complex themes of colonial desire, affection, and personal connection.
Youssef Chahine
Director, Writer
Yousry Nasrallah
Writer
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Writer
Mohsen Mohey ElDein
ALI
Ahmed Abdelaziz
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Gamil Ratib
Barthélémy
Michel Piccoli
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Patrice Chéreau
Napoléon Bonaparte
Abla Kamel
La femme de Bakr
Mohsena Tawfiq
La Mère
Seif Abdelrahman
Kourayem
Christian Patey
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