Farah Youssef

Acting

Farah Youssef

Born 1982-11-11 · Alexandria, Egypt

Farah Youssef is an Egyptian actress who was born on November 11, 1982. She started acting at the age of 7 in plays and independent films. She made her real professional debut in the film The Magic with a group of fresh, new faces in the industry. Farah was able in a short time to shoot to fame, after which she starred in several television series, including the series Late Night, and her distinguished role in Napoleon and El Mahrousa.

Acting credits

Photocopy poster
7.3

Mahmoud is man in his late 50s, who owns a photocopying store. When he comes across a topic about dinosaurs, he becomes obsessed with searching for the causes of its extinction, which leads him to rediscover love, friendship, paternity and the real meaning of life.

Photocopy

2017

No artwork available
10.0

The Maid, a short narrative film, examines the moments in which we are forced to understand that other people are real in the same way that we are. Rasha is an Egyptian housemaid, who is not so skilled at her job. When her suspicions about her employer are confirmed, Rasha must come to terms with her perceptions of trust, duty, and her place within the family household.

The Maid

2010

The Fourth Man poster
4.0

An aspiring filmmaker takes a leap of faith and agrees to make a commercial film in a short time, unaware that the process sets him onto a comedic adventure.

The Fourth Man

2022

Ibrahim El-Abyad poster
7.5

After witnessing the murder of his father as a child, Ibrahim is drawn into the criminal underworld of Egypt. While making a name for himself with his best friend Ashri, he finds his high school sweetheart Houria and manages to rekindle their love, but paths intertwine with Abdel Malik Zarzor, the city's crime lord, who is connected somehow to Houria.

Ibrahim El-Abyad

2009

Winter of Discontent poster
6.2

Amr is a 35 year old man who wakes up one day to a very different Egypt. Amr rarely leaves home as he works from his place designing software. It is January 25, 2011 and Amr starts the day with news of protests all over Cairo and marches leading to Tahrir square. Something tells him that these protests will lead to major political change. Farah, a woman in her early 30’s, is a news anchor on Egyptian television. The news Farah gives her audience is very different from the news presented online or on international news channels.

Winter of Discontent

2013

Eye of the Sun poster
NR

Shams is a young girl who resides in the local neighborhood of Ain Shams. The life of the family turns into a tragedy when they learn their young Shams has leukemia, and they try to fulfill her only wish to visit Downtown Cairo.

Eye of the Sun

2009

House of Flesh poster
10.0

he kept convincing himself that the woman in his bed is always his wife, his lawful partner, the one who wears his ring. Sometimes she acts young, sometimes she grows old, sometimes she becomes soft or rough, thin or fat —that’s her business alone. In fact, that’s the business of the people who can see, and their responsibility alone. They are the ones who have the gift of certainty, because they can tell the difference. As for him, as long as he is deprived of sight, he will remain deprived of certainty because he is blind. And there is no blame on the blind. Or… is there?

House of Flesh

2005

No artwork available
NR

In the unforgiving streets of Cairo, betrayal and poverty push a humble cart driver to the brink of ruin, turning his grief over his horse’s murder into a relentless quest for vengeance.

Why Have You Left the Horse Alone?

Rhapsody in Autumn poster
NR

Shawky, a man in his sixties, decides one day to enjoy his life as he pleases, no matter the consequences.

Rhapsody in Autumn

2009

The Preacher poster
6.6

A seemingly traditional journey of a young sheikh in a governmental mosque who moves from leading prayers to becoming a TV celebrity issuing "fatwas" that are accepted by millions who have become fans of his as a result of his courage and his attempts to deviate from the usual religious rhetoric in a society heavily influenced by fundamentalism. From Behind the scenes that exposes religion and authority struggle - Mawlana is a movie that defy boundaries.

The Preacher

2017

Clean Hands, Dirty Soap poster
NR

The events revolve around Hadi, who works as a washroom attendant at a disco in a hotel in Cairo, and he sees his life slipping away from his hands. On an unexpected visit to a cabaret, he finds himself in love with the dancer Nour.

Clean Hands, Dirty Soap

2007

Cactus Flower poster
7.2

In a hot and politically challenged Cairo actress Aida and her neighbor, the aging diva Samiha, are thrown out on the streets. Together with the street smart Yassin, they try to find a place to live, forcing them to confront with their past.

Cactus Flower

2017

Exterior/Night poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Exterior/Night

2003

In Natural Colors poster
4.6

Youssef, a student at the Faculty of Fine Arts, responds to the call of talent and love of drawing against his family's wishes.

In Natural Colors

2009

Love Story poster
7.4

Youssef, whose brother is trying to push him to marry, and during that, an accident occurs for (Youssef) who loses his sight, and coincidentally one day he clashes with the girl (Jamila), who cares for him and takes care of him later, and relates to his love, but it seems that they will face a difficult test, when he becomes over each of them To prove his love for the other.

Love Story

2019

Box of Wonders poster
6.0

The film follows the touching stories of various people in Downtown Cairo as they try to find balance in their lives and deal with its ups and downs.

Box of Wonders

2020

The Magic poster
5.0

Wael El-Magic is an ambitious young man who wants to have a better life at any cost. He leads a group of friends as they form a swindling gang, which gets them into a lot of trouble.

The Magic

2007

Stolen Kisses poster
5.0

A couple's relationship experiences some ups and downs as the societal pressures put upon them get increasingly burdensome.

Stolen Kisses

2008

El Fagommi poster
4.5

A biography about Ahmed Fouad Negm, the famous poet of the Egyptian colloquial, depicting the important historical and revolutionary stages, from his struggle fighting the English occupation and political oppression, to his imprisonment and his relationship with his companion the composer Sheikh Imam Issa.

El Fagommi

2011

Encrypted Letter poster
6.4

Fayez discovers a code sheet that his grandfather left to him before he was killed, of a treasure map in Jerusalem, drawn by the Jews fleeing to Egypt. He goes on an adventure with his friends, Ismail and Bedair, to search for the map hidden in an archaeological temple in Luxor.

Encrypted Letter

2008

City of Girls poster
5.0

The story of four expatriate students who share a room in college, then an apartment after graduating from media department, and moving to work in the field of journalism, and what they go through during these stages in their personal and professional lives.

City of Girls

2008

None But That! poster
1.0

"Nahed" (Nabila Ebeid) as the Greedy Mother fight over "Dina" (Arwa) the innocent talent who falls in love with "Nader" (Khaled Abol Naga) as a Music Talent Hunter & Famous icon/Director & shatters her Family apart when she becomes a big success.

None But That!

2007

The Boat poster
6.0

The film is a thrilling drama about a group of young men and women who decide to spend a vacation on a boat and head out to sea. Unable to return, they try to adapt until help arrives. During this time, their internal conflicts and their struggles with one another emerge, shedding light on the lives and personal problems of each of them.

The Boat

2011