Basma

Acting

Basma

Born 1976-12-07 · Cairo, Egypt

Basma Hassan was born on December 7, 1976 in Cairo, Egypt. She is an actress, known for Ouija (2006), Tyrant (2014) and Morgan Ahmed Morgan (2007). She has been married to Amr Hamzawy since February 15, 2012.

Acting credits

The City poster
7.4

Ali, an aspiring actor, works in a government-aided butchery and takes part in a cheap play. Defying his father's wishes, he moves to Paris to fulfill his dreams and starts living illegally alongside many other Arabs. Ali has a life-changing experience there that he won't fully remember until he returns to Egypt.

The City

1999

The Headmaster poster
7.7

Ashour, Salaah’s father, runs his school with severity and cruelty. after Ashour's death, Salah inherits the job and lets Sayed, his deputy, take charge. Hussein the teacher makes a great effort to guide Salah to succeed in managing the school and achieve good results, while salah is dealing with his trust issues and his need to prove himself by getting out of his father's shadow. with the help of Hussien, his girlfriend Wafaa, and his two friends Atef and Lemby .. can he run the school his own way?

The Headmaster

2000

Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo poster
7.0

The story follows Hassan and his dog, Rambo, as they embark on a quest to save Rambo from Hassan's vengeful landlord, whom the dog attacked. Through his challenging journey across Cairo to find a safe haven for Rambo, Hassan confronts his deepest fears and rediscovers himself.

Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo

2025

It's Hopeless poster
2.0

A young guy who works in a bank and chases women all the time, visits one of the wizards one day; upon returning from that visit he acquires the ability to see the true nature of each person; when one the wealthy men approaches him to get a loan from the bank, he refuses but that he gets the young guy into many problems.

It's Hopeless

2008

Kareem's Women poster
5.1

Kareem, a divorced young man, seeks the help of his girl friends from college to get back to his wife, Gigi. However, most of them like him, which makes the situation even more complicated as he tries to win Gigi back.

Kareem's Women

2005

The Night Baghdad Fell poster
5.6

After the US invasion of Iraq, an Egyptian headmaster sponsors a young inventor to create a deterring weapon out of fear his country will be next.

The Night Baghdad Fell

2005

Mako poster
5.4

Eight documentary makers decide to go to the location of Elsalam Ship which sunk years ago to make a new documntary where they face unforseen dangers.

Mako

2021

Messages from the Sea poster
7.9

A man witnesses the drastic changes in society as he goes back to the Alexandria of his youth.

Messages from the Sea

2010

The Traveller poster
8.0

Love, passion, responsibility and loss follow a man over the course of half a century in this powerful drama from Egypt. In 1948, Hassan is working his first day on the job for a telegraph company when he has to deliver a telegram to Noura, a beautiful woman who is waiting on a ship docked in the harbor. The message is from Noura's fiancé, but when Hassan sees her, he acts on an impulse, and by the end of the day he's slept with Noura. In 1973, Hassan crosses paths with Noura again; her brother is in the hospital, and Hassan happens to meet Nadia, the beautiful woman's daughter who he may have fathered. And in 2001, elderly Hassan visits Cairo and meets Ali, Nadia's son, and both are taken aback at the similarities between them.

The Traveller

2009

New Year's Eve poster
6.1

The events of the film takes place on new year's eve of 2009 in the Red Sea at a resort near the city of Hurgahda inside the world of the wealthy where difficult situations and crises happen when they get together.

New Year's Eve

2020

Morgan Ahmed Morgan poster
6.8

Morgan, who is an uneducated very rich man, is used to buy everything he wants. Now the one thing we wants is a college certificate which he seeks to buy.

Morgan Ahmed Morgan

2007

Sheikh Jackson poster
7.0

The sudden death of Michael Jackson sends a former King of Pop devotee — now a young imam — into a tailspin, in this tender and comedic film from Egyptian filmmaker Amr Salama.

Sheikh Jackson

2017

Awlad Hareem Karim poster
4.3

A romantic relationship develops between Karim Hussein and Ayla, and when he proposes to her, her father Karim El Husseiny discovers that he is the son of his ex-college sweetheart Maha, then they rekindle their old friendship with their two friends Hala and Dina.

Awlad Hareem Karim

2023

Ouija poster
4.8

Two strangers try to solve a mystery that revolves around both of their tragic pasts. At the heart of the mystery lies a mystic board with an ability to kill.

Ouija

2006

Exterior/Night poster
6.5

When a day in the life of a beleaguered Egyptian filmmaker goes sideways, he witnesses anew issues like class and gender relations.

Exterior/Night

2018

On A Day Like Today poster
7.0

Zay el naharda is a movie starring Basma, Rania Chahine, and Mahmoud El-Bezzawy. History literally repeats itself when May meets and falls in love with a passionate young actor, only months after the tragic death of her first fiancée. All the 'signs' suggest her new lover will meet the same fate.

On A Day Like Today

2008

Certified Mail poster
8.3

A new mother struggles with parenthood, adjusting to life with an imprisoned husband, and her own mental health.

Certified Mail

2019

One of the People poster
6.8

Mahmoud is a man with simple dreams. His life turns into agony, when he witnesses a murder in the garage where he works as a security guard and he testifies against the murderer.

One of the People

2006

The Dove Hunter poster
3.5

Ali is a young man in his twenties who hunts doves. His relationships and vision of life develop, and he reaches the age of forty, which changes his outlook on everything he experiences in life, starting from his marital relationship to all his other human relationships.

The Dove Hunter

2009

National Day of Mourning in Mexico poster
4.0

Following a ban on Valentine's Day, Hassan sets out to rescue his fiancee from the stop-love police.

National Day of Mourning in Mexico

2022

Account Statement poster
NR

(Soha) works with the Police as a sketch artist,and falls in love with the mysterious decoration designer (Farid). When a girl gets raped, (Soha) draws the face of the perpetrator but finds it matching to Farid's. Even the victim accuses him of being the rapist. Did he commit the crime or not?

Account Statement

2007

Before Forty poster
2.0

As Moataz suffers from a strong trauma following the death of his mother, his aunt Sama thinks that he is a psychopath. But with repeated mysterious deaths in the family, it turns out that Moataz has demonic abilities and a curse that destroys everyone around him.

Before Forty

2021

A Whole One poster
5.7

Abdullah's mother tries to convince him to get married, with the help of his friend and partner, Fadi. However, Abdullah has an illicit relationship with the businesswoman, Farida. Meanwhile, the broadcaster, Maryam, falls in love with him and seeks to marry him. His friend, Nadine, tries to win him back as a lover after her separation from her husband, but Abdullah does not care about them because of his love for the Christian girl, Amira.

A Whole One

2011

Shorom Borom poster
NR

The film revolves around a fantasy framework surrounding them and what they face in order to achieve their dreams, as the young man (Abdo) is surprised by the appearance of fairies trying to help him with his problems.

Shorom Borom

2001