After an absence of more than 20 years, Sue leaves her well-organized life in Switzerland to return to her native Egypt and to visit her dying mother. As a young adult, Sue ran away from the eccentric aristocrat, but now she feels compelled to see her again – at least to draw a line under the matter. 

Along her journey, which leads from Cairo to Alexandria, she comes upon some surprises, rediscovers her roots and is confronted with startling and painful memories. Sue frees herself from the ghosts of her past and, in the process, finds not just her mother, but also herself.

Cast

Sue
Nadine Labaki
Fairouz
Fanny Ardant
Retour en Alexandrie - Poster 2

Back to Alexandria

Tamer Ruggli

  • Fiction
Production Country / Year
France, Switzerland, Egypt 2023
Language
fr. OF mit de. UT
Format
DCP, Color, 90min
2.39:1, Discrete 5.1
Original Title
Retour en Alexandrie

Director & Crew

Tamer Ruggli 1

Tamer Ruggli

Born in 1986 in Zurick/Switzerland as the son of a Swiss father and Egyptian mother. Grew up in Zaire, Saudi Arabia and Austria. Studied Film at the ECAL in Lausanne and Screenwriting at the New York Film Academy. Active as a director.

Filmography

2009 THE REJECTS, Kurzfilm

2010 CAPPUCCINO, Kurzfilm

2011 RUTH, Kurzfilm

2012 HAZEL, Kurzfilm

2023 RETOUR EN ALEXANDRIE, Spielfilm  HOF 2023

Director of Photography
Thomas Hardmeier
Editor
Thomas Bachmann
Costume Designer
Anna Van Brée
Sound Designer
Denis Séchaud
Music Composer
Pierre Funck
Make-up
Nathalie Tanner