Youssef Chahine Movies

Set in 1987 against the backdrop of a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Chahine himself steps in to play Yehia, the famed Egyptian...

Hemaidah is a Farmer who hates country life. He hates working in fields and taking care of the animals in his farm. Though unsatisfied with her, he...

This concise masterpiece began as a commission by French TV for the news series Envoyé spécial. By filming Cairo with his unique sense...

When a free-spirited sailor is found murdered, his twin brother, a famous novelist, is the prime suspect. Investigators uncover a possible liaison...

Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt...

Essam, a young bedouin who discovers the cruel tyranny of his ruler after people from his tribe are unjustly murdered, decides to overthrow him.

1950 Cairo, Amin is a simple employee who lives with his family of three, his wife Zahira, son Nabil and daughter Hoda. Amin’s friend Mabrouk...

Egypt, 1947: in the midst of a cholera outbreak. A washerwoman tries to take care of her family, while at the same time resisting the advances of a...

An enthralling look at the relationship between America and the Arab World from an Arab perspective. It tells the story of Yehia, a renowned Egyptian...

A young employee tries to cover for his colleague, whom he loves, after he discovers that she embezzled money from the company they work in. As he...

The story deals with an upscale family that is down on its luck. As the butcher Madbouly foots the bills for the entire family, the authoritative...

The authorities summon many young men for forced labor in the Suez Canal, so Metwally leaves his sister Shafiqa alone with their old grandfather,...

Shousha El-Sakka, fears death because it took his wife. He meets with Shehata, and later knows that he is an undertaker assistant and he becomes...

A brother disagrees with his sister which makes her move to live with her older sister in the countryside. She finds her sister living a harsh life...

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...

Farid is forced to marry his cousin, Yasmina, after their uncle leaves them a big inheritance, provided that the two get married. They decide to get...

The story of a 40-year-old married woman who has fallen into idleness and does not know how to approach the revolutionary events in her country. She...

Navy officer Wahid arrives in a military hospital, with a kidney failure, his days are numbered. The inmates try to cheer him up , while his nurse...

Fikria is a singer who's married to Farid ,the gambling addict. When she's traveling by train, she gets in an accident and a peasant treats her....

A documentary that focuses on Abbas Kiarostami's cinematic philosophy talking to himself and other figures, and also seeks the opinion about his...