Part of Contemporary Arab Cinema

Directed by Abu Bakr Shawky (2025)

With Nelly Karim, Amir El-Masry, and Valerie Pachner

When aspiring Egyptian pianist Ahmed finds a pen pal in Austrian Liz, their blossoming relationship encourages the former to focus on his ambition of performing a concert during a tumultuous time for the nation. Based on the actual meeting of director Shawky’s parents, this combination of narrative vignettes interspersed with archival footage serves as a decade and nation-spanning time capsule of love in the seventies.