Saeed Hamed

Directing

Saeed Hamed

Born

1959-02-05 (67)

Place of birth

Khartoum, Sudan

Known for

Directing

Credits

20 titles

Sudanese, born in February 5 1958 – Khartoum, studied cinematography editing at the Higher Institute of Cinema. Started his career as assistant director with many notable Egyptian directors like Saad Arafa, Muhammad Khaan, Sherif Arafa and Raafat al-Meehy in films “Waad Maktoub i.e. Destined”, “Al-mouled”, “Samaa Hoss i.e. Shhhht”, “Al-le’b maa al-kobaar i.e. Playing with the big guys” and “Ya mahalabeyya ya”. 1989 witnessed his first film as a director “Al-hobb fel-tallaaga i.e. Refrigerated love”. Nine years later, directed the box office record breaker “Saeedy fel-gamaa al-Amrikeyya i.e. Upper-Egyptian in the AUC” starring Muhammad Heneidy. Heneidy starred other films by Saeed Hamed like …

Known for

The Following Statement Came To Us poster
6.5

Nader saif eldeen and Afet elsherbiny are two competing Egyptians newspaper reporters who expose the truth but the Channel Manager rejects that for fear of government.

The Following Statement Came To Us

2001

Marei El Breemo poster
2.0

The story of Marei El Breemo, who works in the watermelon trade, as he faces many situations and exciting comedic paradoxes through his work.

Marei El Breemo

2023

Me or My Aunt poster
6.1

Henedy plays Taimor, a Young man studies music. He loves his colleague and intends to marry her. Her mother, who believes in magic, refuses their marriage.

Me or My Aunt

2005

Upper Egyptian in the American University poster
7.1

Khalaf, a bumpkin southern Egyptian wins a scholarship to study at the American University in Cairo where students - many from Cairo's upper class - are known for their Americanized attitudes.

Upper Egyptian in the American University

1998

Alabanda poster
NR

The events of the play take place in a lyrical and comic form in a local neighborhood where Ramzi lives. He is writing a play and trying to present it to the people of the neighborhood, but Officer Sherif removes the advertisement for the play.

Alabanda

1998

The Villainous Returns poster
5.0

The film revolves around the wife, Estiftah and her husband Jebel, both of whom earn their living from theft. During the process of stealing one of the villas, she was arrested while her husband fled, and he began to believe that he would take care of her son and wait for her when she was released from prison. She was found guilty of life imprisonment, and was surprised that Jebel was not interested in the prison and did not ask about her. After leaving after serving her sentence, she searches for her husband and son, and finds her husband married a rich young woman named Safi. Net, and events start when you try to open Est The birth of her son, while trying Djabl away from his new life.

The Villainous Returns

2006

Film credits

Behind the camera

The Following Statement Came To Us poster
6.5

Nader saif eldeen and Afet elsherbiny are two competing Egyptians newspaper reporters who expose the truth but the Channel Manager rejects that for fear of government.

The Following Statement Came To Us

2001

Marei El Breemo poster
2.0

The story of Marei El Breemo, who works in the watermelon trade, as he faces many situations and exciting comedic paradoxes through his work.

Marei El Breemo

2023

Me or My Aunt poster
6.1

Henedy plays Taimor, a Young man studies music. He loves his colleague and intends to marry her. Her mother, who believes in magic, refuses their marriage.

Me or My Aunt

2005

Upper Egyptian in the American University poster
7.1

Khalaf, a bumpkin southern Egyptian wins a scholarship to study at the American University in Cairo where students - many from Cairo's upper class - are known for their Americanized attitudes.

Upper Egyptian in the American University

1998

Alabanda poster
NR

The events of the play take place in a lyrical and comic form in a local neighborhood where Ramzi lives. He is writing a play and trying to present it to the people of the neighborhood, but Officer Sherif removes the advertisement for the play.

Alabanda

1998

The Villainous Returns poster
5.0

The film revolves around the wife, Estiftah and her husband Jebel, both of whom earn their living from theft. During the process of stealing one of the villas, she was arrested while her husband fled, and he began to believe that he would take care of her son and wait for her when she was released from prison. She was found guilty of life imprisonment, and was surprised that Jebel was not interested in the prison and did not ask about her. After leaving after serving her sentence, she searches for her husband and son, and finds her husband married a rich young woman named Safi. Net, and events start when you try to open Est The birth of her son, while trying Djabl away from his new life.

The Villainous Returns

2006

Hammaam in Amsterdam poster
7.0

Hammaam lives with his big family in a crowded Egyptian alley. As he is jobless, he loses his girl to a rich suitor. He then decides to leave for Amsterdam where his uncle has immigrated long ago. As soon as he arrives he loses his money and passport and gets assaulted in an inn. Adriano the young Egyptian emigrant saves his neck and helps him find his uncle who dumps him. Hence, Hammaam stays with a group of young Arabs. After his tiring journey between failure and success he falls in love with a young lady who helps him fulfill his dream of buying a certain famous restaurant. As his business flourishes, he returns home to visit his family proud of his success.

Hammaam in Amsterdam

1999

Short and Shirt and Cap poster
5.0

A carefree tour guide in Sharm helps a minister's daughter escape from her controlling dad, leaving his two friends to deal with the dire consequences.

Short and Shirt and Cap

2000

Love In The Fridge poster
6.0

follows the story of Mahdy, a struggling everyday man facing common hardships — low wages, inflation, bad living conditions, and general frustration with society. When Mahdy hears on television about a method to freeze a human for years and be revived later, he becomes obsessed with escaping his bleak present. Believing that life will get better after the year 2000, he builds a makeshift cryogenic setup and locks himself inside a large refrigerator to wait for a better future.

Love In The Fridge

1992

Watch Out For Your Face poster
5.7

The film tells story about two childhood friends when their lives turn up side down by a businessman who wants to hire them to do things for him but they find out that he is one of their old friend took a different road in his life.

Watch Out For Your Face

2003

The President's Chef poster
5.9

Metwali, a simple chef, gets the chance to work at the presidential palace. The president starts referring to him to learn about the lives of his people, so he tells him all about the citizen's life from jokes to social and political conditions. which is seen as a threat by some people.

The President's Chef

2008

A Friend Indeed poster
5.4

Gad and Osama are childhood best friends. Osama was raised by his grandfather, as his parents died in a train crash. When presented with one job opportunity in a gulf country, they agree to let Gad take it and Osama stays behind to take care of his grandpa and Gad’s elderly mother. Five years later, Gad returns to Cairo on vacation and Osama comically convinces him to stay with them.

A Friend Indeed

2002

Al Theeb Fi Al Gleeb poster
NR

In a comic framework, an accountant is accused of embezzlement and finds himself forced to facing his family members ’contradictory positions on the case while trying to prove his innocence.

Al Theeb Fi Al Gleeb

2019

Please, here, driver! poster
6.3

A social comedy that tells the life of the street in Cairo in 2007 and 2008 through a taxi driver. We see daily dilemmas for the taxi driver through the taxi customers from all segments of the society in comical paradoxical paradoxes that reflect the spirit and rhythm of the Egyptian street in all its manifestations to see the state of a society full of shyness and surprise. .

Please, here, driver!

2008

Please, here, driver! poster
6.3

A social comedy that tells the life of the street in Cairo in 2007 and 2008 through a taxi driver. We see daily dilemmas for the taxi driver through the taxi customers from all segments of the society in comical paradoxical paradoxes that reflect the spirit and rhythm of the Egyptian street in all its manifestations to see the state of a society full of shyness and surprise. .

Please, here, driver!

2008

A Generous Gesture poster
5.8

Salmawi and Mima dream of joining the Acting Institute, but they are faced with impossible admission exams. They try to enter the world of acting through any other door, but with every attempt, they are accompanied by bad luck, which leads them several times to the police station. Despite the troubles, they insist on completing the journey and achieving their dream at any cost.

A Generous Gesture

2001

Hamada Getting Rich poster
4.8

Hamada is so desperate to get rich that he participates in all TV competitions hoping to win one day. Fate smiles on him and he indeed wins a sum of 1 million dollars. But life is not a wish-granting factory, is it?

Hamada Getting Rich

2005

Ballo Ballo poster
NR

In the framework of a comedy revolves around theatrical play some people working within the circus and link them to some of the positions of comedian and theatrical show where they know a rich girl was connected with the circus in the university period, talking many comedy events

Ballo Ballo

1995

The Way to Darfur poster
NR

The events and characters of the film are inspired by the reality of the armed conflicts in Darfur, a pivotal Arab issue located at the heart of Western political and media attention. The film seeks to present an objective artistic message to Western and Arab viewers.

The Way to Darfur

2010