Roshdy El Shamy

Acting

Roshdy El Shamy

Born 1958-03-28 · Egypt

Egyptian actor and director, born on 28 March 1958. His origins go back to the village of Dahmasha, Sharkia Governorate. He grew up in the Sakakini neighborhood in Cairo. He became known at an advanced age through Ramadan drama, including the series Sunset Oasis, Tayee, and The Brotherhood. He presented dozens of stage productions in the National Theatre, including King Lear, and Crime and Punishment.

Acting credits

Kira & El Gen poster
8.0

The movie focuses on the fury state that was among the people in synchronization with the main event in Egypt: The 1919 Egyptian Revolution which unites the fates of Kira and El Gen to participate in the struggle against the British occupation.

Kira & El Gen

2022

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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?

Ahmed & Ahmed poster
3.9

Ahmed decides to return to Egypt to settle down after years of exile, but his plans are quickly disrupted when his uncle Ahmed is injured in a mysterious accident and loses his memory. He discovers his uncle's shocking secret about his leadership of a dangerous criminal empire.

Ahmed & Ahmed

2025

El Hareth poster
4.3

A married couple heard a strange story during their honeymoon about a night where the moon is absent, the desert is angry, and the people on the outskirts of the Siwa Oasis believe that Satan is searching for a bride.

El Hareth

2020

One of the Days poster
4.5

The intertwining love stories that take place during the travel of a number of passengers on board a tour bus between Cairo and Mansoura.

One of the Days

2017

King Lear poster
NR

The events of the play decided about King Lear, who decided to distribute his possessions to his three daughters, and because his youngest daughter consented to him, he deprived her of his blessings, and another for his distribution of property stipulated that one of his numbers in choosing specific constructions for everything and expelling their father

King Lear

2019

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

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NR

History professor Mahmoud worries about the future of the country after he read a book that points to a dark future in which monopolies increase and the economic balance changes, while his friend, the scientist and international expert Burhan, takes a selfish position in which he only cares about his interests and public relations. Then they find themselves in the time of the Mamluks.

Welcome, Beys

2006

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NR

No synopsis available yet.

Death Squad