Upper Egyptian in the American University
A lighthearted comedy about cultural clash and fish-out-of-water romance, following a rural Egyptian student navigating an Americanized university environment.
Khalaf, a bumpkin southern Egyptian wins a scholarship to study at the American University in Cairo where students - many from Cairo's upper class - are known for their Americanized attitudes.
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