The Stories (2025)

Set between the late 1960s and 1980s, the film follows Ahmed, a young Cairo man dreaming of becoming a concert pianist, whose life changes after beginning a pen-pal romance with an Austrian woman during the 1967 war.

Premiere

06 Oct 2026

Director

Abu Bakr Shawky

Cast

Amir El-Masry, Valerie Pachner, Nelly Karim, Ahmed Kamal, Osama Abdallah, Sarah Abdulrahman, Amr Abed, Nagui Chehata, Hassan El Adl, Sherief El Desouky, Ahmed El-Azaar, Sabri Fawwaz

Countries

Egypt, Austria, Sweden

Languages

Arabic, German, English

Available Versions

OmeU

Open-Air Showtimes

No