The Stories(2026)
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.
- Director:
- Abu Bakr Shawky
- Released:
- 2026-06-17
- Country:
- Egypt, Austria, Sweden, United Kingdom
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Cast
Nelly Karim
Fairouz
Amir El-Masry
Ahmad
Valerie Pachner
Elizabeth
Amr Abed
Lulu
Ahmed Kamal
Ragheb
Khaled Mokhtar
Sharaf
Sabry Fawaz
Hamada
Sherif Desouqy
Marai
- N
Nagui Chehata
Sabri
Karim Kassem
Shams
Ahmed ElAzaar
Hassan
Osama Abdullah
Labib
