Acting
Mai Skaf
Born April 13, 1969 · Syria
Died July 23, 2018 · aged 49
A Syrian actress. She studied at the Department of French Literature at the University of Damascus, and during her studies she participated in presenting many theatrical works at the French Cultural Center at the university. Her talent had a significant impact on drawing the attention and interest of the film director Maher Kado, who chose her for the a movie in 1991. Her role Tima in Al Ababeed a…
Known For
Rising Rain · 1995Rising Rain
1995
MovieDrama
Sabah is a creative writer who goes through the complexities of life in a city that pushes its children from its center to its outskirts where expatriates reside. He suffers from financial hardships, while a love story grows between a boy and a girl who meet at night in the rain.
Damascus: The Smile of Sadness · 2008Damascus: The Smile of Sadness
2008
Movie
The film tells the story of Sabria (the protagonist), who suffers from the male mentality in society during the period from the days of the Great Syrian Revolution until the 1940s, and depicts the Syrian woman’s attempt to achieve her freedom and equality with men.
Omar · 2012Omar
★ 8.92012
SeriesDrama
A historical saga about the second caliph and Commander of the Faithful Omar Bin Al-Khattab and his pivotal role in the Islamic State.
Cordoba's Spring · 2003Cordoba's Spring
★ 9.02003
SeriesDrama
The second chapter of the acclaimed Andalusian trilogy by Walid Seif and Hatem Ali. Set in the golden age of Umayyad Cordoba, it traces the extraordinary rise of Muhammad ibn Abi Amir — known as Al-Mansur — from a young scholar arriving in Cordoba seeking knowledge, to the most powerful man in Andalusia. A sweeping story of ambition, political genius and the glittering, fragile peak of Arab civilisation in Spain. Stars Taim Hassan and Jamal Suleiman.
Orchidia · 2017Orchidia
★ 8.02017
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
The Assyrian king conquered Orchidia kingdom, the defeated king's wife and her two children fled to Samara Kingdom, to start her revenge.
The Sun Rises Again · 2005The Sun Rises Again
2005
SeriesDrama
The story of a girl who grows up with a reckless father and loses her mother who dies of cancer but she goes on with her life trying to find the happiness she always longed for.
Castles · 1998Castles
1998
Series
The series revolves around a conflict among numerous princes, where each prince believes he is the rightful ruler to unify the kingdom and end the fragmentation plaguing the land.
Hz. Ömer · 2012Hz. Ömer
2012
Series
Movies
Rising Rain · 1995Rising Rain
1995
MovieDrama
Sabah is a creative writer who goes through the complexities of life in a city that pushes its children from its center to its outskirts where expatriates reside. He suffers from financial hardships, while a love story grows between a boy and a girl who meet at night in the rain.
Damascus: The Smile of Sadness · 2008Damascus: The Smile of Sadness
2008
Movie
The film tells the story of Sabria (the protagonist), who suffers from the male mentality in society during the period from the days of the Great Syrian Revolution until the 1940s, and depicts the Syrian woman’s attempt to achieve her freedom and equality with men.
TV Shows
Omar · 2012Omar
★ 8.92012
SeriesDrama
A historical saga about the second caliph and Commander of the Faithful Omar Bin Al-Khattab and his pivotal role in the Islamic State.
Cordoba's Spring · 2003Cordoba's Spring
★ 9.02003
SeriesDrama
The second chapter of the acclaimed Andalusian trilogy by Walid Seif and Hatem Ali. Set in the golden age of Umayyad Cordoba, it traces the extraordinary rise of Muhammad ibn Abi Amir — known as Al-Mansur — from a young scholar arriving in Cordoba seeking knowledge, to the most powerful man in Andalusia. A sweeping story of ambition, political genius and the glittering, fragile peak of Arab civilisation in Spain. Stars Taim Hassan and Jamal Suleiman.
Orchidia · 2017Orchidia
★ 8.02017
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
The Assyrian king conquered Orchidia kingdom, the defeated king's wife and her two children fled to Samara Kingdom, to start her revenge.
The Sun Rises Again · 2005The Sun Rises Again
2005
SeriesDrama
The story of a girl who grows up with a reckless father and loses her mother who dies of cancer but she goes on with her life trying to find the happiness she always longed for.
Castles · 1998Castles
1998
Series
The series revolves around a conflict among numerous princes, where each prince believes he is the rightful ruler to unify the kingdom and end the fragmentation plaguing the land.
Hz. Ömer · 2012Hz. Ömer
2012
Series
Murder in the Memory · 1992Murder in the Memory
1992
SeriesCrimeMystery
An Arabic-language series based on Agatha Christie's novel The Sleeping Murder, about a murder that occurred and went undiscovered until 20 years later.
Touq Al-Asfalt · 2014Touq Al-Asfalt
2014
Series
Akhar ayam alymam · 2004Akhar ayam alymam
2004
SeriesDrama
The story of the Kingdom of Yamamah in its two phases of prosperity and tragic collapse, and the futile conflict between the two great Arab tribes of Tasm and Jadis. Yamamah fell into the mire of these conflicts, but it maintained its independence and prosperity for a long time until the scourge of injustice and tyranny befell it, and the epidemic of division, dispute and conflict spread among its people.