The City
2015, Danish. Directed by Omar Shargawi.
Danish-Arabian Yusif arrives in the mythical Middle Eastern city of Medina with his pregnant wife Sarah, and is falsely accused of killing a street boy, brutalized in prison, and stripped of everything he held dear. After escaping, he embarks on a journey through Medina’s darkest corners in a desperate bid to return to Denmark, though he may never find his way home.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Danish
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- Released
- 19 May 2015
- Original title
- Al Medina
- Country
- Denmark, United Arab Emirates
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The City runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The City isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 May 2015. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The City?
The City (2015) was directed by Omar Shargawi and stars Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Ashraf Farah, Ghazal.