
Acting
Magdy Idris
Born 1969-08-10 · Egypt
Acting credits
5.3Sayed is a defeated human being living in the slums of old Cairo where he is constantly bombarded with government propaganda. He crosses paths with an ancient Egyptian porter carrying a throne and wondering in search of his lost king. Now Sayed wants to be seated too 'even for 5 minutes to see how it feels'. This political allegory is a study of the inherent self-imposed oppression in third world nations.
The Chair Carrier
2010
6.8In the 12th century's Andalusia lives Ibn Rushd a prominent Islamic philosopher with his wife Zeinab and daughter Salma. The principality is ruled by Khalifa ElMansour who has two sons, ElNasser, an intellectual that likes Ibn Rush and is in love with his daughter Salma. The younger son Abdallah is more into dancing and poetry, spending most of his times with the gypsy family and getting the daughter pregnant. The Khalifa is depending on the extremists to build his army granting them more power which they use to combat artists and philosophers. The extremists succeed in recruiting Abd Allah and train him to kill his father. Events go on where Marawan, the gypsy singer, is killed and Ibn Rushd's books are burnt. Adapted from the real life of Ibn Rushd AlMasir is Chahine's statement against extremism.
Destiny
1997
5.8An ex-goalkeeper starts working as a talent scout and travels all over the world in search of professional players to join Egyptian football clubs.
Boshkash
2008
4.2While escaping being forced to present himself for sacrifice to redeem his family, Katkout is discovered by a National Security Agency who find he bears a strong resemblance to Yousef Khoury, the international terrorist. He is then persuaded him to enter a training mission that will allow him to impersonate Yousef Khoury.
Katkout
2006
5.5The film follows a young girl “Yasmin Abdel Aziz” who is searching for a husband, due to her constant loneliness and feelings of negligence by men. After a lot of attempts she meets two men who fall for her at the same time, and she doesn't let go of one of them and decides to keep both to her benefit.
Martial Marriage
2014
6.5A terrorist Muslim group calls for the execution of Sheikh Hassan for refusing to join their organisation. At the same time, a priest ,Marcos, is also facing death threats. Both men seek help from the government, who puts them under the witness protection program, giving each man the other's identity.
Hassan and Marcus
2008
5.8A film highlighting the issue of street children and the marginalized social class living under the pressure of economic conditions in a shanty district. Nahid escapes from her stepfather’s harassment only to become a victim of a horrible rape incident. She then becomes a dancer.
Until Things Get Better
2007
6.8When a young man on the run crosses paths with a woman escaping her own troubles, the two become unlikely fugitives. Hunted by the law and framed by the media, they must fight to prove their innocence and survive the chase.
Abu Ali
2005
5.6After 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
6.7Ever wonder what it was like to be in the middle east during the Gulf War of the early 90s? Sure, many films and TV shows have portrayed what it was like for the UN forces. This film takes you into the melee from the perspective of Egyptians -- who were sharply divided about the war -- and their daily lives, which, as one sees, form the basis of their foundation for understanding/approaching the war. And it really is these "every day" realities that make up the bulk of the film.
The Storm
2001
NRNo synopsis available yet.
أسعد الله مساءك
1987
6.0The film presents the story of the gallant thug Abdo Al Muhar, who controls Ezbet Abu Hashish and is exposed to many exciting events.
Ezbet Abu Hashish
2015
6.4A guy whose father was an assisstant to a drug dealer who killed him . So when the guy when he grow up he worked with the same dealer . At the end he killed the dealer for his father .
Convicted Outlaw
2007
NRSumaya asks Ezzat for help to protect her from those who are tracking her. It becomes clear to him that her husband, Mohsen, is part of a diamond smuggling gang led by Shawkat. Mohsen seizes a map showing the location of the smuggled diamonds. He hands over the map to Soumya. Soumya sends a letter to the police. One of Shawkat's agents assaults Sumaya, and Ezzat appears at this moment and flees the place.
Playing with fire
1989
5.0Two Friends decide to get married in the same night, after being subjected to a big family decision to their marriage of two girls from a hostile family to finish the seas of blood resulting from revenge between two families.
What's Going on?
2002
NRNizar is a young broke aristocrat who lives off women. He uses a man he met called Saeed in a scam to steal an old millionaire's fortune for his wife Rukaiya, while the millionaire wants to leave his wealth to his missing son in Lebanon who's wanted by the mafia.
Like That in Zamalek
2002
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Welcome Pasha
1993