The Stories (2026)
Synopsis
The Stories is a decades-spanning Egyptian family saga and love story set between the late 1960s and 1980s. The film follows Ahmed, a young man from a Middle-Class Cairo family who dreams of becoming a concert pianist. During the tense summer of 1967, as war looms over Egypt, he begins a pen-pal correspondence with an Austrian woman named Elizabeth (“Liz”). A semi-autobiographical film based on the director's parents and how they met.
Release Date: 2026-06-17
Runtime: 101 minutes
Director: Abu Bakr Shawky
Top Cast
- Amir El-Masry as Ahmad
- Valerie Pachner as Elizabeth
- Karim Kassem as Shams
- Ahmed ElAzaar as Hassan
- Nelly Karim as Fairouz
- Sabry Fawaz as Hamada
- Ahmed Kamal as Ragheb
- Khaled Mokhtar as Sharaf
- Johannes Krisch as Elizabeth's father
- Sherif Desouqy as Marai
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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