Directing
Kawthar Younis
Born November 10, 1993 · Egypt (age 32)
An Egyptian director, born in 1993. She attended the Higher Institute of Cinema in Egypt. Her short film "Everyday Story" won first prize in the Civic Engagement Competition organized by the American University in Cairo. A Present from the Past (2015) was her graduation project from the Film Institute and her first feature film.
Known For
What is the matter? · 2026What is the matter?
★ 3.02026
MovieComedyDrama
Four couples. One night that was supposed to be perfect… but everything turned into chaos. Between expectations, pressure, and inexperience, every story takes an unexpected turn. Awkward situations, wrong decisions, and endless disasters…
Maqsoom · 2024Maqsoom
★ 5.02024
MovieMusicComedy
Hind, Emy and Rania can’t really stand each other. In the 90s, during their university years, they used to sing together in a band in before personal differences tore them apart. When they receive an invitation to sing together in Aswan, the three women reunite and are forced to work together on one last show. As they come together for this surprise reunion, they find themselves in a mix of challenges and comedic moments, remembering their past and rediscovering their present.
Spring Came on Laughing · 2025Spring Came on Laughing
★ 7.02025
MovieDrama
Four tales unfold during the Spring, a season notorious for its cruel nature, unearthing secrets, anger, sorrows, and hidden tears parmi seemingly joyful laughter.
Mama · 2022Mama
2022
MovieDramaHorror
A twenty-one-year-old girl is hiding a terrifying secret to protect herself and her brother.
The Other Cheek · 2020The Other Cheek
2020
MovieDrama
Great central performances drive this tale of guilt, repentance, and revenge. After Nashaat’s daughter is viciously attacked by his neighbors’ dog, he is indignant to hear claims she provoked the attack. Reading the accusatory article aloud to his manipulative ex-wife leads to a heated confrontation, leaving the incandescent father with no choice but to take frustrations out on the perpetrator.
Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces · 2016Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces
★ 6.72016
MovieDramaComedy
Yehia runs a catering business with his sons, Ref’at and Galal; the former is engaged to marry Karima, who actually loves his brother and is trying to find a way to reveal her feelings for him; while he himself is in love with Shadia who just returned from the UAE, but fear the differences between them.
My Girl Friend · 2022My Girl Friend
2022
MovieRomanceDrama
Desperate for intimacy, Ali follows his girlfriend's suggestion that puts their relationship to the test. The plan unfolds unexpectedly when gender roles become blurred.
A Present from the Past: 20 September · 2016A Present from the Past: 20 September
★ 6.02016
MovieDocumentary
Mokhtar, a filmmaking professor, receives an unexpected gift on his 75th birthday from his daughter Kawthar, a filmmaker in her early twenties. With two plane tickets to Rome, they set out in search of his long lost love - Patrizia - the woman he promised to return to thirty-three years ago. Being filmed unknowingly throughout the trip, Mokhtar's raw emotions are captured by his daughter's hidden camera. As voyeurs to this quest for love, we are immersed in the lives of the father and daughter, and the triumphs and tribulations they experience during their trip.
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