The Stories (2026)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Nelly Karim
as Fairouz
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Amir El-Masry
as Ahmad
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Valerie Pachner
as Elizabeth
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Amr Abed
as Lulu
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Ahmed Kamal
as Ragheb
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Khaled Mokhtar
as Sharaf
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Sabry Fawaz
as Hamada
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Sherif Desouqy
as Marai
- Nagui Chehata as Sabri
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Karim Kassem
as Shams
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Ahmed ElAzaar
as Hassan
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Osama Abdullah
as Labib
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Sarrah Abdelrahman
as TV Presenter
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Hassan El-Adl
as Dawoud
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Johannes Krisch
as Elizabeth's father
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Maria Hofstätter
as Elizabeth's mother
- Jack Hofer as Elizabeth's Brother
Crew
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Abu Bakr Shawky
Director
- Wolfgang Thaler Director of Photography
- Roland Stöttinger Editor
- Julie Viez Producer
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Mohamed Hefzy
Producer
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Abu Bakr Shawky
Writer
News about The Stories
Oscars: Egypt Selects Abu Bakr Shawky’s ‘The Stories’ for International Feature Race
Abu Bakr Shawky’s drama “The Stories” — which is inspired by how the director’s Egyptian father and Austrian mother began their love affair as pen pals — has…
Oscars: Egypt Selects Amir El-Masry Starrer ‘The Stories’ As Best International Feature Film Entry
Egypt has selected Abu Bakr Shawky drama The Stories as its entry to the Best International Feature Film category of the 99th Academy Awards. Unfolding against…
