Zezenia (1997)

Overview

Set in Alexandria during the 1940s, at the height of the city's cosmopolitan golden age, Zezenia follows Bishr — the son of an Egyptian father and Italian mother — as he navigates a fractured sense of identity torn between East and West. Against a backdrop of World War II, mixed nationalities, and a society on the brink of change, the series is a sweeping portrait of love, belonging, and the soul of a city.

Cast

Yehia El Fakharany

بشر عامر عبدالظاهر (بوتشي)

Hala Sedki

عايدة قبودان

Ferdoos Abdel Hamid

نعيمة مرسال (نعيمة السيد راشد)

Huda Sultan

الحاجة آمنة

Gamil Ratib

جيوفاني ديلورينزي

Abu Bakr Ezzat

محمد بدران - خال صلاح