City of Life

City of Life
City of Life
	Official poster for the film
Directed by	Ali F. Mostafa
Screenplay by	Gerry Sherard; Ali F. Mostafa
Story by	Ali F. Mostafa
Produced by	Leigh Clarke; Ali F. Mostafa; Tim Smythe; Tanya Wagner
Starring	Alexandra Maria Lara; Sonu Sood; Saoud Al Kaabi; Narcy; Jason Flemyng; Natalie Dormer
Cinematography	Michael Brierley
Edited by	Raul Skopecz
Music by	Matthew Faddy; Barry Kirsch
Distributed by	Gate Media Films; Filmworks Dubai; AFM Films
Release date	11 December 2009 (Dubai);
Country	United Arab Emirates
Languages	Arabic; English; Hindi

City of Life is a 2009 multilingual Emirati film written, directed, and produced by Ali F. Mostafa. Set in the United Arab Emirates, the film revolves around three parallel lives, amongst many cultures in one city, namely, Dubai.

Production[]

Background[]

According to the director Ali F. Mostafa, the inspiration for producing City of Life came from his frustration of people comparing Dubai to a Disneyland. According to the director, "Most of them take one look at the glitzy buildings and assume it’s an artificial place. My film has none of that. It has real people with real problems. Like any other city in the world, my film shows both the positives and the negatives."^[1]

Reception[]

Box office[]

According to data produced by Italia Film International the movie ranked second in the local box office and successfully made over 500,000 dirhams in its first weekend.^[2]

Cast[]

Alexandra Maria Lara as Natalia Moldovan
Sonu Sood as Basu/Peter Patel
Saoud Al Kaabi as Faisal
Narcy as Khalfan
Susan George as Constance Bateman
Jason Flemyng as Guy Berger
Natalie Dormer as Olga
Ahmed Ahmed as Nasser
Habib Ghuloom as Faisal's Father
Jaaved Jaffrey as Suresh Khan
David Chant as Senior Flight Officer

References[]

^ "City of Life" Captures the Spirit of Dubai". Celebuzz. 2009.
^ Shance McGinley (30 April 2010). "City of Life' makes AED500,000 in opening weekend". Arabian Business.

External links[]

City of Life at IMDb
City of Life at Rotten Tomatoes

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[CL-1] "City of Life" Captures the Spirit of Dubai". Celebuzz. 2009.

[2] Shance McGinley (30 April 2010). "City of Life' makes AED500,000 in opening weekend". Arabian Business.

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