Yousef Idris

Writing

Yousef Idris

Born May 19, 2027 · Egypt

Died August 1, 1991 · aged -36

Youssef Idris was an Egyptian writer of short stories and novellas. He was born in 1927, and studied at the Faculty of Medicine, where he also started his political activism against King Farouk's regime. He wrote his first short story while at the faculty, and it was highly praised by his colleagues. He continued working in medicine until 1960, and was employed as an editor in Al-Gomhoreya newspap…

Known For

The Greatest of SinsThe Greatest of Sins · 2007
The Greatest of Sins
2007
MovieDrama
Short Film.
Li LiLi Li · 2001
Li Li
7.32001
MovieDrama
Sheikh Abdul-Al, the imam of Al-Shobokshi Mosque in Al-Batiniyya. The drug trafficker, which is home to a group of traders and drug dealers, is surrounded by a beautiful girl, Lee, who is chasing him in his dreams and is in a conflict between his desire and his faith. And it ends on her door.
The Chair CarrierThe Chair Carrier · 2010
The Chair Carrier
5.32010
MovieFantasyDrama
Sayed is a defeated human being living in the slums of old Cairo where he is constantly bombarded with government propaganda. He crosses paths with an ancient Egyptian porter carrying a throne and wondering in search of his lost king. Now Sayed wants to be seated too 'even for 5 minutes to see how it feels'. This political allegory is a study of the inherent self-imposed oppression in third world nations.
The Name CallerThe Name Caller · 1975
The Name Caller
1975
MovieDrama
Hamed leaves his hometown and goes to Cairo to work as a gatekeeper in a building. He marries Fathia, who comes to live with him in Cairo. Fathia gradually learns to read and write and she aspires to work in a good job while Alaa who lives in the building tries to woo her.
House of FleshHouse of Flesh · 2005
House of Flesh
10.02005
MovieDrama
he kept convincing himself that the woman in his bed is always his wife, his lawful partner, the one who wears his ring. Sometimes she acts young, sometimes she grows old, sometimes she becomes soft or rough, thin or fat —that’s her business alone. In fact, that’s the business of the people who can see, and their responsibility alone. They are the ones who have the gift of certainty, because they can tell the difference. As for him, as long as he is deprived of sight, he will remain deprived of certainty because he is blind. And there is no blame on the blind. Or… is there?
An Egyptian StoryAn Egyptian Story · 1982
An Egyptian Story
6.51982
MovieDramaFantasy
After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England for evaluation, it's determined that Yehia must undergo emergency surgery. Fact and fiction blend seamlessly—with healthy doses of cleverly absurdist fantasy—as the film explores the various personalities and forces that have made Yehia (and Youssef Chahine) the man he has become.
The SinThe Sin · 1965
The Sin
7.71965
MovieDrama
Aziza and her husband Abdullah are both day laborers who work on various farms. When Aziza is brutally raped by a guard while she is picking potatoes in a field, she tries to hide the pregnancy and plans to kill the baby once it is born.
Three StoriesThree Stories · 1968
Three Stories
7.01968
MovieDrama
The film combines 3 separate stories .. The first story (Dunia Allah) to Naguib Mahfouz and starring Salah Mansour and Nahed Sharif .. Tell the story of a courier in a government service approached the age of the pension did not enjoy his life at all decides to embezzlement of employees salaries and travel to Alexandria with one of the girls on the street to enjoy several weeks He was convinced that he did not harm anyone because all the employees did not need a salary except for one employee who was burdened with social burdens.

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