The 37th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival opened here on Wednesday evening with an American work, Jonathan Demme’s Ricki and The Flash. That wonderful actor, Meryl Streep, plays an ageing rocker, who while chasing her dreams, abandons her family. Years later, Streep Linda or Ricki — who is part of the band called The Flash is disillusioned when her role is reduced. And when her former husband calls asking her to help their suicidal daughter, Julie, get back on her feet again, Ricki travels to Indianapolis — where old wounds have not quite healed.

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