In The Last Days Of The City

In the Last Days of the City (2016) is an internationally acclaimed Egyptian feature film starring Khalid Abdalla and Laila Samy. Set in downtown Cairo in the years leading up to the 2011 revolution, the film follows Khalid, a filmmaker struggling to capture the soul of a city on the verge of change. Blending fiction and documentary, it offers a deeply poetic meditation on home, loss, and belonging. Premiering at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), it went on to screen at over 100 international festivals and received multiple awards, earning praise for its visual poetry and emotional honesty.