Iskanderija... lih?
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"Iskanderija... lih?" is a 1979 Egyptian drama film by director Youssef Chahine that blends autobiography and political commentary through the story of an aspiring filmmaker in Alexandria during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iskanderija... lih? canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5918717 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iskanderija... lih? Context triple: [Youssef Chahine, notableWork, Iskanderija... lih?]
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A.
Isperih
Isperih is an alternative name for Asparuh of Bulgaria, the 7th-century Bulgar ruler who founded the First Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.
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B.
Ishkur
Ishkur is a Mesopotamian storm and rain god associated with thunder, fertility, and seasonal weather.
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C.
IKA
IKA is the three-letter IATA airport code for Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, the main international gateway serving Tehran, Iran.
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D.
Ishbak
Ishbak is a lesser-known son of the biblical patriarch Abraham, mentioned among the children he had later in life.
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E.
Akhsar
Akhsar is a heroic figure from the Nart sagas, the traditional epic folklore of the peoples of the Caucasus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iskanderija... lih? Target entity description: "Iskanderija... lih?" is a 1979 Egyptian drama film by director Youssef Chahine that blends autobiography and political commentary through the story of an aspiring filmmaker in Alexandria during World War II.
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A.
Isperih
Isperih is an alternative name for Asparuh of Bulgaria, the 7th-century Bulgar ruler who founded the First Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.
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B.
Ishkur
Ishkur is a Mesopotamian storm and rain god associated with thunder, fertility, and seasonal weather.
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C.
IKA
IKA is the three-letter IATA airport code for Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, the main international gateway serving Tehran, Iran.
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D.
Ishbak
Ishbak is a lesser-known son of the biblical patriarch Abraham, mentioned among the children he had later in life.
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E.
Akhsar
Akhsar is a heroic figure from the Nart sagas, the traditional epic folklore of the peoples of the Caucasus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian film
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film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| director | Youssef Chahine ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Egyptian ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
Egyptian society
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cinema and filmmaking ⓘ coming of age ⓘ political commentary ⓘ |
| filmMovement | Arab cinema ⓘ |
| followedBy | Hadduta misrija ⓘ |
| follows | none ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical film
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drama ⓘ political film ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasDirectorAsCharacter | Youssef Chahine ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | aspiring filmmaker ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of autobiography and politics
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portrayal of Alexandria during World War II ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Alexandria trilogy
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linked to:
Alexandria Again and Forever
|
| productionType | feature film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Youssef Chahine ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Alexandria ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| title | Iskanderija... lih? ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
Alexandria... Why?
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linked to:
Alexandria
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iskanderija... lih? Description of subject: "Iskanderija... lih?" is a 1979 Egyptian drama film by director Youssef Chahine that blends autobiography and political commentary through the story of an aspiring filmmaker in Alexandria during World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.