The Stories
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.
Year: 2026
Studio: Film AG, Cinenovo, Film Clinic, Fox in the Snow Films, Wrong Men, Lagoonie Film Production, Shofha, Film Square, Film i Väst
Director: Abu Bakr Shawky
Cast: Nelly Karim, Amir El-Masry, Valerie Pachner, Amr Abed, Ahmed Kamal, Khaled Mokhtar
Crew: Abu Bakr Shawky (Writer), Abu Bakr Shawky (Director), Julie Viez (Producer), Wolfgang Thaler (Director of Photography), Roland Stöttinger (Editor), Rawad Hobeika (Sound)
Runtime: 120 minutes
Release: Jun 17, 2026
IMDb: 7.40/10 by 10 users
Popularity: 3
Country: Egypt, Austria, Sweden, United Kingdom
Language: Deutsch, English, العربية, Pусский
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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