Wael Hamdy

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Wael Hamdy

Born March 22, 1974 · Damietta, Egypt (age 52)

He was born in Damietta in 1974. He traveled to the Emirates with his parents when he was four years old, then he joined the College of Engineering in Alexandria in 1992. He left engineering and studied at the College of Arts in Mansoura, graduating from it in 1998. Then he worked in the college as a teaching assistant for three years, then submitted his resignation and took up his full time. To w…

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6 Days6 Days · 2025
6 Days
7.22025
MovieDramaRomance
Yusef and Alia, former high school sweethearts separated by fate, are brought together years later, forced to confront their past and whether their rekindled love can withstand their changed lives. They must determine if they can navigate the complexities of their new realities to find a second chance at romance.
NightshiftNightshift · 2020
Nightshift
7.32020
MovieDrama
Zein, a young man in his mid 20s, seems content with his job as a customer service representative for an internet service provider. During one of his shifts, way past midnight, he receives a call from a customer, Akram. Complaining about a malfunction, Akram’s frustration starts growing. His dissatisfaction with the process gradually becomes an abusive rant, during which he lashes out at Zein, exposing to him the drudgery of his work, his powerlessness, and the ugliness of his life.
Hepta: The Last LectureHepta: The Last Lecture · 2016
Hepta: The Last Lecture
7.72016
MovieRomanceDrama
Based on the best-selling novel of the same title. Dr. Shukri Mokhtar is a renowned social psychology specialist, best known for his ability to answer the simplest questions, who decides to give one last lecture about the very simple question: "how do we love?" He gives a full description of the different stages of love by recounting four different love stories going through curves and various crises.
Hepta 2: The Last DebateHepta 2: The Last Debate · 2025
Hepta 2: The Last Debate
5.32025
MovieDramaRomance
The film embarks on a journey into the world of romantic relationships with their ups and downs and their impact on human lives through a number of different stories, and it presents a new perspective on love that goes beyond traditional concepts and reveals unfamiliar angles.
A Nose and Three EyesA Nose and Three Eyes · 2024
A Nose and Three Eyes
4.42024
MovieRomanceDrama
When a mid-40s plastic surgeon seeks help to understand his attraction to a younger woman, he must own up to his romantic failures and commitment issues.
The Land's OathThe Land's Oath · 2026
The Land's Oath
2026
MovieDramaFantasy
After her husband is murdered, a woman living under her brother-in-law’s tyranny transforms grief into resistance, quietly reclaiming her land in a modern echo of the myth of Isis and Osiris.
A Man WantedA Man Wanted · 2017
A Man Wanted
6.92017
MovieComedyRomance
Eager to fulfill her dream of motherhood before it's too late, a relationship-skeptic banker comes up with an unusual plan to become a single mother.
THE THIRD DAY OF EIDTHE THIRD DAY OF EID · 2020
THE THIRD DAY OF EID
2020
Movie
Through the film, the young director Ahmed Zalouk presents, with beautiful poems, his real family in Damietta and how they meet at the house of grandfather and grandmother on Eid... and how his uncle and his family come from Cairo to spend Eid with them.

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El ScenaristEl Scenarist · 2025
El Scenarist
2025
SeriesTalk
The Screenwriter podcast with Wael Hamdy focuses primarily on the role of the screenwriter and the importance of screenwriting as a crucial first step in film and television production. In each episode, Wael Hamdy hosts one of his friends, a prominent screenwriter in Egypt, to explore the meaning and significance of the screenwriting profession, discussing its details and challenges, and how a written script is transformed into a film or series. Guests share their professional experiences in screenwriting, recounting the highs and lows of their journeys. Each conversation reveals new secrets from behind the scenes of drama and filmmaking, offering inspiration and expertise to anyone interested in starting or developing their skills in the world of screenwriting.

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