‘The Stories’ Review: An Improbable Connection Between Two People From Different Worlds Reveals Egypt’s Recent History

Ahmed (Amir El-Masry) belongs to an Egyptian family accustomed to defeat. The soccer team they root for can’t win a single match, no matter how they follow their household-specific superstitions. And even when good things come their way, the specter of how it could all go wrong lurks around to remind them that luck is […]