Alexandria... Why? (, 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 See also Top 100 Egyptian films List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Egyptian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links 1979 films 1979 drama films 1979 LGBT-related films 1970s coming-of-age films 1970s Arabic-language films Egyptian drama films Egyptian LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films Films directed by Youssef Chahine Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize winners Films set in Alexandria