Khaled Mokhtar

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 modest 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.

Struggling hairstylist Boussy needs 80,000 pounds for her dream wedding. When she takes a job as a private stylist for elite clients, she’s thrust into a world she never knew. As her fiancé scrambles to help, Boussy faces surprises that could change her life forever.