Acting
Ahmad Bedir
Born May 1, 1945 · Qena, Egypt (age 81)
Ahmad Bedir (احمد بدير) is an Egyptian actor.
Known For
The Yacoubian Building · 2006The Yacoubian Building
★ 7.32006
MovieDrama
The lives of residents in an old Cairo building, "The Yacoubian Building," are affected by issues like corruption, extremism, class disparity, and sexuality. Through diverse characters, the film offers a critical examination of Egyptian society.
TAG · 2023TAG
★ 4.92023
MovieActionScience Fiction
The film follows the lives of the twins Tag and Haroun, who go through many crises as their supernatural abilities cause many paradoxes to occur.
The Malatily Bathhouse · 1973The Malatily Bathhouse
★ 5.51973
MovieDrama
The film is an adaptation of a novel by Ismåeel Walieddin. The main character, Ahmad, leaves rural eastern Egypt for the city hoping to become economically self-sufficient, gets an apartment for his parents, and obtains a law degree. He and his family are refugees from a town occupied by the Israeli army, Ismaåilia. Ali, the owner of the Malatily Bathhouse, offers to let him stay there for free. Ahmad encounters several characters there, including Naåeema, a prostitute who he becomes obsessed with, and Raouf, a homosexual man.
An Hour and a Half · 2012An Hour and a Half
★ 7.32012
MovieDrama
Based on the Ayyat train accident that killed 361 in 2002, this ensemble drama delves into the intense human stories of the passengers in a third-class coach car during the hour and a half before the crash.
Alexandria… Why? · 1979Alexandria… Why?
★ 6.51979
MovieDramaWar
Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.
Return of the Prodigal Son · 1976Return of the Prodigal Son
★ 6.41976
MovieDramaMusic
Freed after spending years in prison, an activist's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his disillusion clashes with his family's expectations. Demonstrating Chahine’s eclecticism, this is an elegant melodrama, exuberant musical, layered allegory, and profound portrait of personal and political disillusionment.
A L ine of soldiers · 1990A L ine of soldiers
1990
MovieComedy
In a working-class neighborhood, Salma, the daughter of Constable Gaber, falls in love with Antar, a soldier. But this does not please Baraka, the butcher and neighborhood tough, who tries to drive them apart. Although he is already married to two women, Baraka wants to marry Salma and competes with Antar through unscrupulous means.
Raya and Sakina · 1982Raya and Sakina
★ 7.41982
MovieComedyDrama
Rayya and Sekina, two poor sisters, kill their stepmother Ammuna and seize her gold, and to bury her body, Rayya marries Hasab Allah, and Sekina marries Abdel Aal, who works in the police station, so that he would dispel suspicions against them. Over time, they get used to bringing women to their homes, killing them, and stealing their gold.
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