Nadine Labaki Goes ‘Back to Alexandria’ as Director Tamer Ruggli Celebrates ‘Exuberant, Dominant and Endearing’ Egyptian Women
variety.comMarta Balaga Nadine Labaki heads “Back to Alexandria” in Tamer Ruggli’s debut feature that allowed him to celebrate Egyptian women. “I am very close to my mother, who is Egyptian.
I don’t know if you know many Egyptian women, but they are exuberant, dominant and endearing.” In a story based on his mother’s experiences, Sue (Labaki) returns home after 20 years.
Her eccentric mom, Fairouz (Fanny Ardant), is dying. She gets into a pink Cadillac and starts driving to Alexandria, talking to Fairouz every step of the way.
Even though it’s just in her head. “This relationship between a mother and a daughter… There is so much depth to it and so much conflict, or at least that was the case in my family,” says Ruggli. “In the end, this film is about loss and how we can deal with it.
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