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Filmed from 2001 to 2004 in the Alexandrian neighborhood of the title and edited over the course of the next six years, Emmanuelle Demoris’ precise, layered Mafrouza cycle is the type of multipart film one rarely sees nowadays. As we’ve moved decisively into an era of hasty content and shoddy Youtube aesthetics, a film with this many intertwining lives and stories, requiring far-sighted considerations made in both shooting and editing, is a downright miracle.