
Acting
Hani Adel
Born
1976-09-08 (50)
Place of birth
Cairo, Egypt
Known for
Acting
Credits
52 titles
Hany Adel began singing at a young age. He has (been intent) on forming a band since 1999 when he used to sing and play the guitar at (hotels and parties). It should be noted that he could sing in both French and English. Due to the fact that he believed that music and song are best (within the context of a band), he put together the band “Wust Al Balad” which is formed of seven members. Hany graduated from the faculty of law and has since (achieved a great measure of success) in music. (Thereafter) he progressed to cinema where his good-looks and acting skills have served him well.
Known for
6.9Two elite soldiers must escort civilians through a gauntlet of gunfire and explosions.
Hidden Strike
2023
8.3An anthology drama with a unique format — every three episodes tell a complete, self-contained story about a different couple navigating a different relationship challenge. Covering 15 themes across its first season, from infidelity and domestic conflict to social media's impact on modern love, the series stars Hani Salama alongside a rotating cast of leading actresses. Relatable, bingeable and sharply observed.
My fate and your destiny
2016
6.6Set in a middle-class Cairo apartment building, The Seventh Neighbour weaves together the private lives of residents who project happiness and stability to the world while quietly battling their own secrets, struggles and conflicts behind closed doors. With interconnected storylines spanning love, marriage, family pressure and social tension, it's a warm, relatable ensemble drama about the hidden lives of ordinary people living side by side.
Sabe' Gar
2017
6.2Legendary comedian Adel Imam stars as Bahgat, a former government official who finally retires — only to discover that home is its own battlefield. Caught between his jealous, sharp-tongued wife, the endless dramas of his grown-up children and their spouses, and the bewildering world of his grandchildren, Bahgat finds retirement anything but peaceful. A warm, classic Egyptian family comedy built around one of the country's greatest comic performers.
His Excellency
2014
7.0Leh Laa?! is a female-led Egyptian anthology drama that stands out for its candid exploration of women’s autonomy and social constraints. The first season follows Alia, a privileged young woman who breaks away from a controlling mother and an arranged marriage to define her own path. Each subsequent season introduces a new story — from adoption to divorce — combining emotional realism with sharp, contemporary social commentary. Featuring Amina Khalil, Menna Shalaby and Nelly Karim.
Leh Laa?!
2020
NRIn Shubra, a group of residents interacts with each other in a tapestry that highlights the extent of tolerance extant between the Muslim and Coptic communities through times of both conflict and harmony.
Shubra Rotation
2011
Film credits
2020s · 4 titles
6.9Two elite soldiers must escort civilians through a gauntlet of gunfire and explosions.
Hidden Strike
2023
9.5After an 18-year hiatus from acting, Sherihan returns to the stage to portray Coco Chanel, the renowned French fashion designer and style icon.
Coco Chanel
2021
6.1After more than 20 years, Sue returns from Switzerland to her home country Egypt because her mother Fairouz is in a hospital bed. Sue ran away from the eccentric aristocrat as a young adult. Now she feels compelled to meet her again.
Back to Alexandria
2024
NRNo synopsis available yet.
الندّاهة
2021
2010s · 14 titles
7.4In 2013, in Cairo, a tragic fate brings together several detainees from different political and social backgrounds inside a police truck, during the turmoil that followed the ousting of president Morsi.
Clash
2016
7.9A woman who suffers from AIDS decides not to surrender to the fatal disease. She exerts huge efforts in trying to recover or by helping those who suffer the same disease by giving them glimmers of hope.
Asmaa
2011
NRCairo, April 2011. Two months after the fall of Mubarak regime, bloggers, activists, artists, opinion leaders or simple citizens revisit their Egyptian revolution. How did they felt during the eighteen days of protests who eventually forced Mubarak to abdicate on February 11, 2011 after some thirty years of an autocratic presidency? How did the revolution change their lives? What are their hopes and fears whereas Egypt is slowly moving towards democracy? A film by Sebastien Saugues
Egypt, Insights Into a Revolution
2011
7.1A Christian kid suddenly is forced to go to a public school after his father dies and because of a misunderstanding everyone thinks that he's a Muslim.
Excuse My French
2014
7.6Based on the best-selling novel of the same title. Dr. Shukri Mokhtar is a renowned social psychology specialist, best known for his ability to answer the simplest questions, who decides to give one last lecture about the very simple question: "how do we love?" He gives a full description of the different stages of love by recounting four different love stories going through curves and various crises.
Hepta: The Last Lecture
2016
6.6A sequel to The Treasure (Part 1) - Reality & Fantasy (2017) The movie resumes with the stories of Hatsheput in the Pharaonic era, Ali al-Zaibaq during the Ottoman era and Beshr al-Katatini, head of State Security Investigations Service, who faces new challenges in work and love, whilst pointing his son, Hassan, towards a treasure through his recorded will.
The Treasure : Love & Destiny
2019
7.0The events revolve around three eras: the Pharaonic era, the Mamluk era, and the first half of the 20th century. The events revolve around corruption and the power of some clerics over the ages to power and false and bad dealings with the people, and how to involve religion in politics in order to obtain positions. That there are clerics deliberately coloring and counterfeiting in this period of time to be the strongest and maintain their positions.
The Treasure: Truth & Imagination
2017
7.8Maha has always been passionate about cinema, and as a set designer she's become an expert at creating imaginary worlds. Under immense pressure at work, she sights another life on the horizon and begins slipping between realities-one resembling the film set she's designed and the other her supposed real life. As she grows ever more entangled in each, the border between reality and imagination becomes blurred, and she must choose for the first time what she truly desires.
Decor
2014
6.8Limited by choices and eager for independence, a drummer and a basketball coach simultaneously agree to sign tenancy agreements with fishy terms. They meet by chance and fall in love without knowing they live in the same place.
Bibo and Beshir
2011
6.6Hiyam, a young factory worker, lives in a lower-middle-class neighbourhood, along with her co-workers. She is clearly under the spell of Salah, the factory's new supervisor. Believing that love can transcend their class differences, Hiyam relentlessly pursues a dream of the pair being together. However, when a pregnancy test is discovered in the factory premises, her immediate family and close friends accuse her of sinning. Hiyam decides not to defend herself and pays an enormous price in a society that fails to accept her.
Factory Girl
2014
5.5Sameh is an incorrigible boy who is always keen on getting what he wants. He falls in love with Shahd, the daughter of a major novelist who places a strong emphasis on the physical body and holds a very personal theory on love that he is quick to repeat in press interviews in front of his daughter.
Boy and Girl
2010
7.6Upon his return to Alexandria, Khaled becomes intrigued with a graffiti mural opposite his apartment. As he pursues this further, a larger underground arts scene slowly reveals itself, composed of musicians, filmmakers, and graffiti artists. As they struggle to get their voices heard, Khaled is compelled to help them acquire some much deserved visibility.
Microphone
2010
5.5Kamel Helmy is a famous writer, in the late 1940s, living in Cairo, in the famous Imobilia building, after the death of his wife and the departure of his children from home. He suffers from loneliness and schizophrenia. One day he calls a girl named Samah who had befriended Facebook in an attempt to ease his isolation.
Immobilia Crime Story
2019
4.0In the poor island of Dahab, a deprived young-man takes the drug dealing road to support himself. Gaining wealth and power, he's now in a dilemma with his old poor friend who wants to meet the basic needs and marry the love of his life.
The Ferry
2014
2000s · 3 titles
6.98 characters skew lifelines that never really intersect in the suburb of Heliopolis in Cairo within a frame of time of 24 hours all in a very stagnant state and never achieving goals.
Heliopolis
2009
7.0Zay 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
5.0The 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
Series credits
8.3An anthology drama with a unique format — every three episodes tell a complete, self-contained story about a different couple navigating a different relationship challenge. Covering 15 themes across its first season, from infidelity and domestic conflict to social media's impact on modern love, the series stars Hani Salama alongside a rotating cast of leading actresses. Relatable, bingeable and sharply observed.
My fate and your destiny
2016
6.6Set in a middle-class Cairo apartment building, The Seventh Neighbour weaves together the private lives of residents who project happiness and stability to the world while quietly battling their own secrets, struggles and conflicts behind closed doors. With interconnected storylines spanning love, marriage, family pressure and social tension, it's a warm, relatable ensemble drama about the hidden lives of ordinary people living side by side.
Sabe' Gar
2017
6.2Legendary comedian Adel Imam stars as Bahgat, a former government official who finally retires — only to discover that home is its own battlefield. Caught between his jealous, sharp-tongued wife, the endless dramas of his grown-up children and their spouses, and the bewildering world of his grandchildren, Bahgat finds retirement anything but peaceful. A warm, classic Egyptian family comedy built around one of the country's greatest comic performers.
His Excellency
2014
7.0Leh Laa?! is a female-led Egyptian anthology drama that stands out for its candid exploration of women’s autonomy and social constraints. The first season follows Alia, a privileged young woman who breaks away from a controlling mother and an arranged marriage to define her own path. Each subsequent season introduces a new story — from adoption to divorce — combining emotional realism with sharp, contemporary social commentary. Featuring Amina Khalil, Menna Shalaby and Nelly Karim.
Leh Laa?!
2020
NRIn Shubra, a group of residents interacts with each other in a tapestry that highlights the extent of tolerance extant between the Muslim and Coptic communities through times of both conflict and harmony.
Shubra Rotation
2011
8.1Based on Sonallah Ibrahim's celebrated novel, "Zaat" explores the social and political winds of change in Egypt starting from 1952, when the main character "Zaat" was born, all the way up to the present day.
A Girl Named Zat
2013
NRJamila, a lawyer and head of the administrative prosecution, lives a quiet family life with her doctor husband Ziyad, and her family. However, her life turns upside down when her father dies, leaving all his possessions to her alone, and then events follow.
Gamila
2023
7.9The story of a pharmacist who wants to settle down and get married before reaching the age of thirty, and her family's insistence that she accepts the first groom who proposes, as well as her hilarious stories and experience with the men who propose to her.
I want to get married
2010
NRBased on true events, three women who have suffered various hardships and injustices throughout their lives are driven to carry out various crimes and end up in prison. This marks the start of a new phase for them that differs significantly from what they experienced before.
Women's Jail
2014
7.8When Amina gets diagnosed with cancer close to her wedding, she gets abandoned by her fiancé under his family's pressure. This all serves as a wake-up call which makes her reflect on her relationships with the people in her life. Her elevated sense of maturity makes her value what and who truly matter in her life.
Halawet El-Donia
2017
8.0This Evening is an Egyptian drama series about the intersecting public, private, and secret lives of characters from different social classes. As personal struggles, hidden relationships and digital‑age vulnerabilities collide, secrets emerge, bringing emotional complexity and societal tension to light.
Haza El-Masa'
2017
7.2After a life-altering event, Ola embarks on a journey of self-discovery while dealing with the challenges of raising two children and making ends meet.
Finding Ola
2022
9.0The series revolves around the life of drug addicts, as wife Mariam, returns to addiction after a large period of quitting, which strains her relationship with her husband Hatem, and her friends and family try to help her overcome her problems, and stay away from addiction.
Under Control
2015
5.5The series depicts the period between the 23rd of July's revolution and the Suez Crisis, through picturing the Jews' Alley and its residents, and how Egypt's political turmoil at the time influenced their daily lives.
Jews Alley
2015
6.0After their split, Dalia and Mostafa's cold war puts their daughter Farah in the crossfire. Would they save her before it's too late?
Once upon a time
2026
NRThe events revolve around Officer Mo'taz who is assigned to investigate sudden frequent fire cases at a local neighborhood. There, he quarrels with the sorcerer Shams, after which his life goes from bad to worse.
Red Sulfur
2016
NRA beautiful girl of Lebanese and Egyptian descent is torn between her love for two men. One of them, a long-time womanizer, has his life turned upside down upon meeting her, as he becomes attracted only to her and seeks to win her heart.
Love Story
2016
3.0When a seven-year-old boy mysteriously disappears, his parents are devastated as they search for answers. However, his safe return leads to an investigation that uncovers hidden secrets and truths, upending everything.
Sarab
2025
8.6Al Bernameg is a popular Egyptian satirical program. The series is hosted by satirical comedian Bassem Youssef on the satellite channel CBC. The press has compared it to The Daily Show hosted by Jon Stewart, which was the inspiration for this show. Youssef visited The Daily Show as a guest in April 2013, while Stewart, on hiatus from his own hosting duties, returned the favor on El Bernameg in June 2013.
Al Bernameg
2011
NRThe story follows a woman called Shams who's very attached to her father. After a failed marriage, she decides to open an orphanage and workshops for unemployed girls, until an accident changes her life forever.
Shams
2014
8.0The series examines a number of issues related to the Arab society, especially the Egyptian one, the most important of which is the problem of terrorism and how this issue is handled.
Rogue Arrows
2018
7.0In a dramatic context, Laila works as a lawyer and lives in the city of Port Said. She wakes up one day to find that her husband has disappeared. After a search trip, she discovers that he ran away, leaving behind two children, Laila and Hashem, after ten years of marriage. She tries to find out the secret of his escape despite the great love story between them.
Berghm El Qanoun
2024
6.5A thriller about five friends who, after their graduation from the AUC, start working for Professor Selim Mansour, who is involved in illegal activities. But in the wake of a murder, everything changes.
When We Were Young
2020
NRAsia (Mona Zaki) works in painting and fine arts. She always fights with her husband, making it impossible for them to communicate. Asia gets into an accident that causes her to lose her memory, which changes her life completely. She starts working at a nightclub as a dancer.
Asia
2013
1.0The series revolves around a woman who lives an ideal love story, but a betrayal by the people closest to her pushes her into a painful conflict with her brothers and her lover, ending in a crime that turns her life upside down.
Azmet Theka
2025
8.0After moving into a new flat, Angie, a journalist, experiences strange encounters that push her to investigate a series of murders that happened in the past.
Flat 6
2021
3.0The story revolves around a psychology influencer who gets involved in a murder case, linking themes of digital identity, social influence, and human relationships in a narrative format that reveals secrets step by step.
Aftershocks
2026
NRThe series revolves around Ali ( Youssef El-Sherif) who gets unjustly imprisoned and after getting out, he finds his girl married to another man. He starts over and works for a businessman (Salah Abdallah) and falls in love with another girl but his social conditions prevents him from marrying her
Like Roses
2012
NRFollowing the murder of Tariq, all his family members and close friends become suspects. Until events reveal to us who the real killer is, as we discover the true motives behind the crime.
Banoun
2024
6.0In a social and romantic setting, the work tells the story of Yusr, who is full of vitality, love, and positive energy for everyone around her, but circumstances sometimes work against her, and fate reveals to her the betrayal of those closest to her, and she decides to confront them and expose their lies.
Live it Joyfully
2023
NRThe series revolves around a woman who lives an ideal love story, but a betrayal by the people closest to her pushes her into a painful conflict with her brothers and her lover, ending in a crime that turns her life upside down.
AZMET THEKA (2025)
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