The Stories (2026)

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.

• Release Date: 2026-06-17
• Runtime: 1h 41min
• Production Company: Film AG
• Production Country: Egypt, Austria, Sweden, United Kingdom
• Director: Abu Bakr Shawky