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Nahed El Sebaï
Nahed El Sebai (; born 25 May 1987) is an Egyptian actress. She has appeared in films since 2004. She is the granddaughter of Farid Shawqi, Farid Shawki and Huda Sultan. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sebai, Nahed El 1987 births Living people Egyptian film actresses Egyptian television actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northern coast of Egypt, the north, the Gaza Strip of Palestine and Israel to Egypt–Israel barrier, the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to Egypt–Sudan border, the south, and Libya to Egypt–Libya border, the west; the Gulf of Aqaba in the northeast separates Egypt from Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Cairo is the capital, list of cities and towns in Egypt, largest city, and leading cultural center, while Alexandria is the second-largest city and an important hub of industry and tourism. With over 109 million inhabitants, Egypt is the List of African countries by population, third-most populous country in Africa and List of countries and dependencies by population, 15th-most populated in the world. Egypt has one of the longest histories o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farid Shawqi
Farid Shawqi Mohammad Abdou Shawqi () (July 30, 1920 in El Sayyeda Zainab – July 27, 1998 in Maadi); known as Farid Shawqi () was an Egyptian actor, screenwriter and film producer. He acted in 351 films, 27 plays and 17 television series; wrote 25 film scripts and produced 30 films. He is considered to be one of the greatest actors in the Middle East. He was also known as "Malek El Terso" ("The King of the Third Class" - a reference to his popularity among the poor, who bought third-class seats in movie theatres), as "Wahsh Ash shashah Al Arabiyah" ("The Monster of the Arab Silver Screen" - in honor of his various roles of beloved hero, as "Farid Bay" ("Sir Farid", an informal title of respect), as "Abu el-Banat" ("father of all girls", a reference to his having five daughters and no sons), and other names. ُُThe closet title to Farid Shawqi's heart was "The King"; he was named this after his movie "Night's Devils" that was released in 1966, directed by Niazi Mostafa. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huda Sultan
Huda Sultan or Hoda Sultan (, Birth name: Bahiga Abdel'al (), (15 August 1925 – 5 June 2006) was an Egyptian actress and singer. She was also one of the most awarded actress for her roles, especially in musicals in the black and white films where she played secondary and leading roles. Sultan performed in hundreds of films in Egyptian cinema in a 56-year career. Early life Huda Sultan was born on 15 August 1925 in the rural Egyptian city of Tanta to a higher class family. She was the third of five siblings; one of her brothers was the renowned artist Mohamed Fawzi. She was born as ''Bahiga Abd El-Aal'', but later adopted her new acting name, ''Huda Sultan'', after many suggestions from prominent Egyptian Cinema producers that her birth name was too rural. Career In 1950 she starred in her first film "''Set El Hosn''" (ست الحسن, "The lady of beauty"); soon after, she married the Egyptian actor Farid Shawqi and the couple had formed a successful duo and acted togeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scheherazade, Tell Me A Story
''Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story'' (, translit. ''Ehki ya shahrazade'') is a 2009 Egyptian film. The film Was Showing on 60 cinemas on Egypt at last of June 2009 Synopsis In modern Cairo, Hebba hosts an evening political talk show on Sun TV. Karim, her husband, is the deputy director of a newspaper that backs the Government; he dreams of soon being the director. However, it is made clear to him that his wife's political opinion's, that lean towards the opposition, are poorly received and could cost him his promotion. Using his charm and sex as tools, he convinces Hebba to choose social themes that will not affect the Government. Unbeknownst to Karim, the collection of female stories Hebba decides to broadcast coincidentally prove political in nature. Tension between the two ensues and reveals the corruption of Karim's male-dominated world as Hebba becomes increasingly sympathetic to women very different from her. Themes The most notable theme in the film is female su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
678 (film)
''678'' (released internationally as ''Cairo 6,7,8'') is a 2010 Egyptian political thriller film written and directed by Mohamed Diab. The film focuses on the daily public sexual harassment of three women of different social backgrounds in Egypt. Plot Low-income government employee Fayza is sexually assaulted on her way home from work, first in a taxi and then a bus. At home, she resists her husband's attempts to be intimate. She attends a free weekly self-defence class, but instructor Seba forces her to leave because she denies being sexually harassed due to shame. On her way home, Nasr attempts to grope Fayza and she defends herself with a pin from her hijab, causing her to be removed from the bus. After attending a football game, Seba is separated from her physician husband in the crowd and sexually assaulted. Her husband becomes distant due to guilt while her mother discourages her from reporting the assault due to shame and the likelihood that her attackers would not be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18 Days (film)
''18 Days'' (, translit. Tamantashar Yom) is an Egyptian anthology film focusing on the 18 days of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. It premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. A group of ten directors, twenty or so actors, six writers, eight directors of photography, eight sound engineers, five set designers, three costume designers, seven editors, three post-production companies, and about ten technicians have agreed to act fast and shoot, with no budget and on a voluntary basis, ten short films about the January 25 revolution in Egypt. Ten stories they have experienced, heard or imagined. All the proceeds of this movie will be devoted to organizing convoys to provide political and civic education in the villages of Egypt. The films are: * ''Retention'' by Sherif Arafa * ''God’s Creation'' by Kamla Abou Zikri * ''19-19'' by Marwan Hamed * ''When the Flood Hits You…'' by Mohamed Ali * ''Curfew'' by Sherif El Bendary * ''Revolution Cookies'' by Khaled Marei * ''Tahrir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X-Large (film)
''X-Large'' () is a 2011 Egyptian romantic comedy film. The title is making fun of the extra large sizes found in stores to categorize large clothes. It stars Ahmed Helmy as the main character, Magdy. Plot Magdy is a severely overweight man with a bunch of female friends who all see him as one of the girls, he’s about as sexually appealing to them as a teddy bear. All he wants is a woman who can see past his unsightly exterior and see him for who he is inside. He reconnects with Dina, a girl he had a crush on back when he was a skinny kid, via Facebook and they get to know each other over the phone, without ever having seen any pictures of each other. Dina, upon returning to Egypt, asks Magdy to pick her up from the airport which he agrees to do while secretly praying that she doesn’t turn out to be too conventionally attractive. When Magdy sees how beautiful Dina is, he lacks the confidence to out himself as Magdy and instead introduces himself as Magdy’s cousin Adel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Battle (film)
''After the Battle'' (, translit. Baad el Mawkeaa) is a 2012 Egyptian-French drama film written by Omar Shama and directed by Yousry Nasrallah. The film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Plot The film takes place in Egypt during the Arab Spring. Cast * Menna Shalabi as Reem * Nahed El Sebaï as Fatma * Bassem Samra as Mahmoud * Salah Abdallah Salah Abdallah (born January 25, 1955) is an Egyptian actor. He was born in the Boulaq district of Cairo, Egypt. His lifetime achievements in acting were celebrated at the 36th annual Alexandria International Film Festival The Alexandria Inte ... as Haj Abdallah * Phaedra as Dina * Abdallah Medhat as Abdallah * Momen Medhat as Momen * Ahmed Kotb as David * Ahmed Salama * Abdelrahman Yasser as Basel References External links * * 2012 films 2012 drama films Egyptian drama films 2010s Arabic-language films Films directed by Yousry Nasrallah France 3 Cinéma films 2010s Egyptian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry Hot Summers
''Dry Hot Summers'' (, transliterated: ''Har gaf sayfan'') is a 2015 Egyptian short film directed by Sherif El Bendary. It was an official selection at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. Plot summary One summer day in Cairo creates an unexpected encounter between two strangers on opposite chapters of their lives. Shawky is a silent old man struggling with cancer, who only has a few weeks left. Doaa is an energetic young woman who grabs her last chance to marry and start a new life in another city, building up a family, she herself so desperately misses. Both are isolated from society in different ways. Since his son is too busy to accompany him, Shawky is alone on his way to see a tumor specialist, a French physician, who is in Cairo for just a few days and means his last hope. Shawky's yellow plastic bag containing all his x-rays and medical tests are accidentally taken by the young woman (Doaa) he shares a taxi with. Doaa is getting ready for her wedding party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali, The Goat And Ibrahim
''Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim'' (, transliterated: ''Ali Mizah wa Ibrahim'') is a 2016 Egyptian film directed by Sherif El Bendary. Plot Ali believes his late girlfriend's soul has been reincarnated in a goat named Nada. Ali, his goat and his friend Ibrahim embark on a journey of friendship and self-discovery across Egypt to reverse the curse. Cast * Ali Subhi – Ali * Ahmed Magdy – Ibrahim * Salwa Mohamed Ali – Nousa * Nahed El Sebai – Sabah * Ibrahim Ghareib – The train collector Reception The film was dubbed "a weirdly likable firecracker" in a review in ''The Hollywood Reporter''. It received a mostly positive review in the ''Variety''. It won the award for Best feature film at the 2017 Malmö Arab Film Festival. Awards * Best Feature Film, Malmö Arab Film Festival * Best Actor, Dubai International Film Festival The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF, ) was the largest film festival in the Arab world, Arab region. With particular emphasis on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader Mohammad Najibullah says that Afghanistan's 1978 Communist revolution is "not reversible," and that any opposition parties will have to align with Communist goals. * January 4 – ** 1987 Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route from Washington, D.C. to Boston collides with Conrail engines at Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people. ** Televangelist Oral Roberts announces to his viewers that unless they donate $8 million to his ministry by March 31, God will "call [him] home." * January 15 – Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, is forced into retirement by political conservatives. * January 16 – León Febres Cordero, president of Ecuador, is kidnapped for 11 hours by followers of imprisoned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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