Directing
Osama Fawzy
Born March 19, 1961 · Egypt
Died January 8, 2019 · aged 57
known for his films during the 1990s and 2000s, which include Afarit El-Asfalt (Asphalt Demons) and Baheb El-Cima (I Love Cinema) Fawzy is regarded as an important filmmaker with a unique language, despite a relatively short career directing just four films. Fawzy graduated with a Bachelor's in directing from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1984. He worked as an assistant director for many ye…
Known For
Mercedes · 1993Mercedes
★ 4.81993
MovieDrama
Nubi, a wealthy man with Communist ties, sets out to find his half-brother Gamal, who has been disowned for being gay, to let him inherit his father's fortune. In the process, Nubi is supposed to kill Gamal's stepmother Raifa, a suspected drug dealer, before she can kill his half-brother.
In Natural Colors · 2009In Natural Colors
★ 4.62009
MovieComedyDrama
Youssef, a student at the Faculty of Fine Arts, responds to the call of talent and love of drawing against his family's wishes.
I Love Cinema · 2004I Love Cinema
★ 6.02004
MovieDramaComedy
A child who loves the cinema struggles with a fanatic dad who finds everything (including cinema) a sin, and a mother who is sexually repressed.
Please Give Me This Medicine · 1984Please Give Me This Medicine
1984
MovieDrama
Magda is upset about her husband's relationship with Rifaat, who suffers from a bad psychological condition. She is forced to resort to a doctor who insists that she needs to visit a psychiatrist to treat her. Magda finally turns to Mustafa, who is trying to help her but is trying to get closer to him.
The Berry and the Cane · 1986The Berry and the Cane
★ 3.01986
Movie
Set in old Cairo, Hassouna (Hamdy Gheith) is a mean thug who collects money from people for protection. He prosecutes Ashour El Nagy's (Ezzat El Alaily) family, who transform from wealth to poverty. Hassouna forces Ashour to divorce his wife and leave the neighborhood, and then tries to marry her.
Fallen Angels Paradise · 2000Fallen Angels Paradise
★ 6.12000
MovieDramaComedy
Tabel abandons his luxurious family life in favor of a bohemian life with his eccentric marginalized friends. When Tabel dies, his daughter attempts to give him a decent burial, but his friends take the corpse away to bid him farewell in their own way.
Love In The Fridge · 1992Love In The Fridge
★ 6.01992
MovieDramaFantasy
follows the story of Mahdy, a struggling everyday man facing common hardships — low wages, inflation, bad living conditions, and general frustration with society. When Mahdy hears on television about a method to freeze a human for years and be revived later, he becomes obsessed with escaping his bleak present. Believing that life will get better after the year 2000, he builds a makeshift cryogenic setup and locks himself inside a large refrigerator to wait for a better future.
Why, O Violet? · 1993Why, O Violet?
★ 7.01993
MovieComedyDrama
A portrayal of the lives of four friends who have different dreams and aspirations; Ahmed falls in love with a girl he saw once, Sayed gets in trouble when he sells the laboratory animals, Abbas who is married to a woman that doesn't love him, and Ali who works in illegal operations.







