After the end of the Trojan War, Ulysses, the legendary Greek warrior, began his journey back to his homeland Ithaki. A journey that should have taken him days lasted for many years. In 1922, Constantine P. Cavafy, the Alexandrian poet, wrote the poem "Ithaki" that inspires the film. Ithaki glimpses into fifteen characters whose lives have been touched by war, illness, disability and addiction, fusing documentary and fiction genre to highlight the thin line that exists between reality and fantasy. Set in modern day Cairo, the film captures moments of joy, sadness and frustration as the characters' journeys are waved together by a war-cameraman who wants to make his first fiction film.

Directed by
Ibrahim El-Batout

Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ibrahim El-Batout written by
Mariam Naoom dialogue

Cast (in alphabetical order)
Sama Aaglan
Youssef Abagui
Sadik El Batout
Essam Abdel Fattah
Amr Fekry
Boutros-Boutros Ghali
Ahmad Kamal
Isabelle Lavigne
Mandy McClure
Amgad Naguib
Karima Nayt
Fathi Salama
Hanan Youssef

Produced by
Ibrahim El-Batout .... producer
Kyriaki Papageorgiou .... producer

Original Music by
Amir Khalaf

Cinematography by
Ibrahim El-Batout

Film Editing by
Ehab Farid
Mohamed Samir