what a breath of fresh air. often times i feel like the world is so small and uniform, and every movie reminds me of a different, slightly better, older movie. but every once in a while i stumble upon something special, like this one right here. literally a hidden gem. i’ve always loved stories about love, and ahmed abdalla doesn’t just tell one, he really makes you feel his love for this city in every single frame. i have to admit it was also cool to me personally because i live in heliopolis now, so recognizing the streets and buildings had me feeling like that leonardo dicaprio pointing at the tv meme. but what really hit me was the nostalgia. hearing ibrahim’s interviewees talk about heliopolis in the ’70s reminded me of the way oldheads used to talk about sudan before al-bashir, just a distant memory they’re sad you’ll never get to see.

what a breath of fresh air. often times i feel like the world is so small and uniform, and every movie reminds me of a different, slightly better, older movie. but every once in a while i stumble upon something special, like this one right here. literally a hidden gem. i’ve always loved stories about love, and ahmed abdalla doesn’t just tell one, he really makes you feel his love for this city in every single frame. i have to admit it was also cool to me personally because i live in heliopolis now, so recognizing the streets and buildings had me feeling like that leonardo dicaprio pointing at the tv meme. but what really hit me was the nostalgia. hearing ibrahim’s interviewees talk about heliopolis in the ’70s reminded me of the way oldheads used to talk about sudan before al-bashir, just a distant memory they’re sad you’ll never get to see.