Dreams of the City

Dreams of the City

1984
2h 0m
7.0

7.0/10

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Overview

Dib moves with his younger brother and their mother from his home town of Quneitra to Damascus after the death of his father. The children’s grandfather, who was known for his tyranny, reluctantly agrees to shelter the grieving family, and tries to force his daughter to marry again. The magic of the city of Damascus takes over the conscience. Dib, whose main concern has become discovering all the secrets of this city, is driven by his heart full of dreams, but he sees nothing in his life except humiliation and cruelty. The fragrance of childhood dies in Dib's heart, as he grows up in light of the political fluctuations that prevailed in the fifties (the end of the military dictatorship in Syria at that time, the nationalization of the Suez Canal, Nasser’s rise to power in Cairo, and Egyptian-Syrian unity in 1958), so that his rosy childhood dreams were shattered on the rocks of cruelty and violence. The city's dreams turn into a nightmare..

Status: Released

Language: AR

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Production Information

Production Companies
المؤسسة العامة للسينما
Production Countries
Syrian Arab Republic
Spoken Languages
Arabic

Quick Facts

Original Title أحلام المدينة
Release Date January 2, 1984
Status Released
Language AR
IMDb ID tt0134279

Cast

Rafiq Subaie
Rafiq Subaie

Yasmine Khlat
Yasmine Khlat

Bassel Abiad
Bassel Abiad

Talhat Hamdy
Talhat Hamdy

Naji Jabr
Naji Jabr

Ayman Zeidan
Ayman Zeidan

Rajaa Qutarsh
Rajaa Qutarsh

Hassan Dakkak
Hassan Dakkak

Hicham Khchefati
Hicham Khchefati

Adnan Barakat
Adnan Barakat

Key Crew

Mohammad Malas
Director
Samir Zikra
Writer