The Stories (2026)
6.3(6)HD1h 41m
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:
- 2026-06-17
- Status:
- Released
- Director:
- Abu Bakr Shawky
- Country:
- Egypt, Austria, Sweden, United Kingdom
- Language:
- German, English, Arabic, Russian
