Mohsen Mohey ElDein
Ali - علي
Ahmad Abdelaziz
Bakr - بكر
Gamil Ratib
Barthélémy - فرط الرمان
Michel Piccoli
Caffarelli - كافاريللي
Patrice Chéreau
Napoléon Bonaparte - بونابرت
Abla Kamel
La femme de Bakr - زوجة بكر
Mohsena Tawfiq
La Mère - الأم
Seif Abdelrahman
Kourayem - السيد محمد كريم
Christian Patey
Horace
Hassan Hussein
Le père - الأب
Salah Zulfikar
Le cheikh Hassouna - شيخ حسونة
Huda Sultan
Nefissa - نفيسة
This big-budget historical epic from acclaimed Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a crazed turn by Patrice Chereau as Napoleon Bonaparte. The film, an Egyptian-French co-production, deals with Napoleon's occupation of Alexandria and its effect on a typical Egyptian family. Michel Piccoli leads the cast as a general in Napoleon's army who tentatively befriends a local poet and falls in love with two young Egyptian brothers, reflecting complex themes of colonial desire, affection, and personal connection.
