Back to Alexandria

Arab Feature Narrative Films

Back to Alexandria

Director:
Tamer Ruggli

Genre:
Drama

Year:
2023

Duration:
90 minutes

Rating:
18+

Country:
Egypt, France, Qatar, Switzerland

Language:
Arabic (Egypt), English, French

Subtitling:
English

Screenplay: Tamer Ruggli, Marianne Brun, Yousry Nasrallah

Cast: Nadine Labaki, Fanny Ardant

Cinematography: Thomas Hardmeier

Editing: Thomas Bachmann

Production: Tipimages Productions, Les Films de la Capitaine, MISR International Films, Francine Lusser, Gérard Monier

Début Status: Jordanian Première

Synopsis

After twenty years of absence, Sue returns to Egypt, her native country, to see her mother, Fairouz, an eccentric aristocrat, with whom she broke all ties. This surprising trip, which leads her from Cairo to Alexandria, is tinged with distant memories, nostalgia, and mixed feelings regarding her past. It will allow her to become Free and franked.

Director’s biography

Born in 1986, Tamer Ruggli is a Swiss-Egyptian filmmaker who spent his formative years in Kinshasa, Riyadh, Vienna, and Zurich. Ruggli pursued his education at the École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL) and further refined his writing skills at the New York Film Academy. He received the SSA Scholarship (Swiss Society of Authors) and the Prix CÉCI Le Moulin d’Andé for his first feature-length film, “Back to Alexandria” (وحشتيني). Tamer’s films have been recognized and awarded by numerous prestigious international film festivals.