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”).
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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.
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- Release date
- Jun 17, 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
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- Language
- Arabic, German
- Country
- Austria, Egypt
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