Acting
Ahmad Rateb
Born January 23, 1949 · Cairo, Egypt
Died December 14, 2016 · aged 67
No biography available.
Known For
The Terrorist · 1994The Terrorist
★ 6.51994
MovieDrama
Ali Abd-El-Zaher is a member of an Islamic radical group which has been launching attacks against the government and the society under the orders of the spiritual leader Brother Saif. Ali manages to assasinate an officer, but as he escapes from the authorities he gets hit by a car driven by Sewsan, the daughter of a respected Muslim family living in the Maadi district. Sewsan's father who is a surgeon and his family take care of the injured terrorist who then tries to conceal the truth about his personality, such as his dislike of music, unveiled women and Western life styles.
Bittersweet · 2010Bittersweet
★ 7.52010
MovieComedyDrama
An Egyptian-American returns to his homeland after twenty years abroad, filled with nostalgia and high hopes. But as he reconnects with his roots, he finds himself caught between two worlds—and begins to experience the reality of a country he thought he knew.
Adam's Village · 2009Adam's Village
★ 5.02009
MovieDrama
A group of friends gathered coastal village depend on fishingpoverty forces them to perform some petty theft tobe involved in the murder and Vistkhaddmanm corruptpolice officer to implement its objectives in that village and escalate events
First Time in Love · 2007First Time in Love
★ 4.52007
MovieComedyRomance
The film revolves around a young man, who lives with his uncle after the death of his father. He is a reckless young man who relies on the money of his billionaire uncle, until his uncle decides to leave him to rely on himself, causing him problems in many comedy situations
It's Hopeless · 2008It's Hopeless
★ 2.02008
MovieComedyDrama
A young guy who works in a bank and chases women all the time, visits one of the wizards one day; upon returning from that visit he acquires the ability to see the true nature of each person; when one the wealthy men approaches him to get a loan from the bank, he refuses but that he gets the young guy into many problems.
Nawara · 2016Nawara
★ 8.02016
MovieDrama
Nawara works as a housemaid for a family closely linked to the Mubarak regime. On the eve of the 2011 revolution the family decides, for safety, to leave the country temporarily and ask her to look after the villa. Flush with cash for expenses, Nawara calls her fiancé Mustafa and the two are soon enjoying a taste of life at the top. Her journey from the alleys of her poor neighborhood to the luxury compound brings with it the worries of the people and their simple dreams—and an experience she could never have imagined.
The Yacoubian Building · 2006The Yacoubian Building
★ 7.42006
MovieDrama
The lives of residents in an old Cairo building, "The Yacoubian Building," are affected by issues like corruption, extremism, class disparity, and sexuality. Through diverse characters, the film offers a critical examination of Egyptian society.
The Beggar · 1983The Beggar
★ 6.31983
MovieComedyRomance
After failing to find stable work in Cairo, Hassanein joins a group of beggars and unwittingly becomes involved with a corrupt businessman who suspects him of being a police informant.
Movies
The Terrorist · 1994The Terrorist
★ 6.51994
MovieDrama
Ali Abd-El-Zaher is a member of an Islamic radical group which has been launching attacks against the government and the society under the orders of the spiritual leader Brother Saif. Ali manages to assasinate an officer, but as he escapes from the authorities he gets hit by a car driven by Sewsan, the daughter of a respected Muslim family living in the Maadi district. Sewsan's father who is a surgeon and his family take care of the injured terrorist who then tries to conceal the truth about his personality, such as his dislike of music, unveiled women and Western life styles.
Bittersweet · 2010Bittersweet
★ 7.52010
MovieComedyDrama
An Egyptian-American returns to his homeland after twenty years abroad, filled with nostalgia and high hopes. But as he reconnects with his roots, he finds himself caught between two worlds—and begins to experience the reality of a country he thought he knew.
Adam's Village · 2009Adam's Village
★ 5.02009
MovieDrama
A group of friends gathered coastal village depend on fishingpoverty forces them to perform some petty theft tobe involved in the murder and Vistkhaddmanm corruptpolice officer to implement its objectives in that village and escalate events
First Time in Love · 2007First Time in Love
★ 4.52007
MovieComedyRomance
The film revolves around a young man, who lives with his uncle after the death of his father. He is a reckless young man who relies on the money of his billionaire uncle, until his uncle decides to leave him to rely on himself, causing him problems in many comedy situations
It's Hopeless · 2008It's Hopeless
★ 2.02008
MovieComedyDrama
A young guy who works in a bank and chases women all the time, visits one of the wizards one day; upon returning from that visit he acquires the ability to see the true nature of each person; when one the wealthy men approaches him to get a loan from the bank, he refuses but that he gets the young guy into many problems.
Nawara · 2016Nawara
★ 8.02016
MovieDrama
Nawara works as a housemaid for a family closely linked to the Mubarak regime. On the eve of the 2011 revolution the family decides, for safety, to leave the country temporarily and ask her to look after the villa. Flush with cash for expenses, Nawara calls her fiancé Mustafa and the two are soon enjoying a taste of life at the top. Her journey from the alleys of her poor neighborhood to the luxury compound brings with it the worries of the people and their simple dreams—and an experience she could never have imagined.
The Yacoubian Building · 2006The Yacoubian Building
★ 7.42006
MovieDrama
The lives of residents in an old Cairo building, "The Yacoubian Building," are affected by issues like corruption, extremism, class disparity, and sexuality. Through diverse characters, the film offers a critical examination of Egyptian society.
The Beggar · 1983The Beggar
★ 6.31983
MovieComedyRomance
After failing to find stable work in Cairo, Hassanein joins a group of beggars and unwittingly becomes involved with a corrupt businessman who suspects him of being a police informant.
The Visit Is Over · 1983The Visit Is Over
1983
MovieDrama
Directed by : Samir Al Asfory
Terrorism and Kebab · 1992Terrorism and Kebab
★ 7.71992
MovieActionComedy
Ahmed heads to Tahrir compound to extract papers to move his son to another school. There he clashes with the administrative obstacles. He suddenly finds himself involved in carrying a weapon and taking hostages at the government building and becomes a terrorist in the process.
Boshkash · 2008Boshkash
★ 5.82008
MovieComedy
An ex-goalkeeper starts working as a talent scout and travels all over the world in search of professional players to join Egyptian football clubs.
إعقل يا دكتور · 2000إعقل يا دكتور
2000
MovieDramaComedy
Lenin Ramli presents an excellent drama of Seiko, which can be seen from more than one perspective as a result of overlapping voices and multiple levels of dialogue. Of course, the names of the characters were carefully chosen to match the projections of the play which could be considered as cutting off part of the society to melt it up and progress in another society
The Danish Experience · 2003The Danish Experience
★ 5.62003
MovieComedyDrama
When Kadry El Meniawy becomes the minister of Youth and sports, the attractive woman Anita from Denmark comes to Egypt for cultural exchange between the two countries. As she stays at the minister's villa, his sons try to get close to her while he also falls for her.
Al Zaeem · 1993Al Zaeem
★ 7.71993
MovieComedy
Zeinhom is an ordinary man who struggles to maintain steady employment. Due to his uncanny resemblance to a powerful dictator, he is cast in a satirical film criticizing the regime. When unexpected events unfold, Zeinhom finds himself entangled in a dangerous political deception, forced to impersonate the very leader he mocked.
The Embassy in the Building · 2005The Embassy in the Building
★ 6.62005
MovieDramaComedy
The film revolves around an engineer working for an oil company in Dubai. He had to return to Egypt after twenty years. He was surprised that the Israeli Embassy was next to his apartment and was trying hard to sell the apartment at first.
Life's Speed Bump · 2006Life's Speed Bump
★ 6.82006
MovieComedyDrama
Seeking job opportunities, a young man arrives in Cairo and becomes increasingly involved with the family of a wealthy businessman.
Lock Up Your Daughters · 1980Lock Up Your Daughters
★ 7.71980
MovieComedy
Dr. Raafat faces challenges and difficulties in raising his three daughters, Fawzia (Sanaa Younis), Soso (Shreihan) and Nadia (Ijlal Zaki).
Nems Bond · 2008Nems Bond
★ 4.92008
MovieComedyAction
Sherif Bond (Hany Ramzy) is a policeman who is assigned a murder investigation case. When he meets the beautiful brunette, Nour (Dolly Shahin) the widow of the deceased, and despite his little experience in cases like this one, he gets exceptionally motivated to solve the case.
Alzheimer's · 2010Alzheimer's
★ 6.32010
MovieComedyDrama
Mahmoud Shuaib, a wealthy man diagnosed with Alzheimer's, begins making unusual financial decisions. Fearing for their inheritance, his two sons take legal action to gain control of his estate.
El Soghayara · 1988El Soghayara
★ 5.01988
Movie
The story of the small play revolves around the husband’s preoccupation with his wife and daughter, because of work, money collection, and his friend who suffers from his wife’s preoccupation with him all the time to take care of her public and external appearance without caring for him.
Captain Hima · 2008Captain Hima
★ 5.72008
MovieComedy
University graduate works as a school bus driver after failing to find a proper job, where he unexpectedly falls in love with a school teacher, who is the love interest of an evil businessman. Of course you don’t already know that she will be loving the "King of Generation", after all, who wouldn’t?
Tit for Tat · 1984Tit for Tat
★ 6.31984
MovieDramaComedy
(Maysa) Delegate to one of the advertising agencies, competes with another agency, the Oscar agency, which works (Salah Fouad), and each of them trying to win advertising campaigns illegally, Salah (Fouad) organizes an advertising campaign for a fake commodity called Fankouche, and requests ( Salah Fouad) from Dr. (Ayoub) to invent any material by this name for marketing, Maysa go to the laboratory of Dr. (Ayoub), and meet (Fouad) as Dr. (Ayoub) and fall in love.
At the Minister's Door · 1982At the Minister's Door
★ 6.51982
MovieDramaComedy
Kamal is a university student who is in love with Nora the daughter of a ruthless businessman who rejects him because he is poor and thus plots to keep him away from her. With the help of his friends they try to solve his problem especially after Kamal's father has been unjustly arrested for a crime he did not commit.
The Serpent of Death · 1990The Serpent of Death
★ 3.61990
MovieHorrorAdventure
An archaelogist falls under the spell of a statue with a curse on it.
TV Shows
Critical Moments · 2007Critical Moments
★ 8.02007
SeriesDrama
A medical drama about the stories of a large number of doctors, staff and patients at Dr. Galal's hospital, and the daily challenges that the hospital staff faces both in their work and their personal lives.
Raafat Al Haggan · 1988Raafat Al Haggan
★ 7.81988
SeriesDrama
Based on the true story of Egyptian spy Refaat Al-Gammal, Raafat Al Haggan follows a young Egyptian Muslim recruited by intelligence to assume a false Jewish identity and embed himself deep within Israeli society for over a decade. Starring Mahmoud Abdel Aziz and Yusra, the series charts his dangerous double life, his sacrifices, and his pivotal role in gathering intelligence ahead of the 1973 October War.
Al-Gama'a · 2010Al-Gama'a
★ 7.02010
SeriesDrama
Al-Gama'a is an Egyptian television drama, Historical and Political drama series written by Wahid Hamid, directed by Mohammed Yasin and produced by Kamel Abu Ali. The series began filming in January 2010 with a budget of 50 million Egyptian pounds. The show deals with the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest Islamist political group, which was officially banned but nonetheless tolerated to an extent before the revolution. Critics have decried the show's pro-government stance, charging that it plays into the Egyptian government's agenda prior to the 2010 Egyptian parliamentary elections.
Hekayat Beneeshha · 2009Hekayat Beneeshha
2009
SeriesDrama
Dr. Layla Sallam, freshly healing from two tumultuous marriages, finds herself drawn to Omar, a complex patient battling mental illness. As their bond deepens—blurring lines between love and healing—Omar's quest for truth challenges Layla to confront her own demons.
Al Sera Al Helalya · 1997Al Sera Al Helalya
1997
Series
It takes about the movement of the Hilali Tribe from the Arabic peninsula to the nowadays Tunisia. It takes about the adventures of Abu Zaid which are a mixture of facts and myths with a glimpse of glory on the hero's cunning and wisdom.
Bwabet Elhalwani · 1992Bwabet Elhalwani
1992
SeriesDrama
Bwabet El‑Halawani brings to life the human stories behind Egypt’s transformation during the Suez Canal era. Through craftsmen, families, and dreamers caught in political and social upheaval, the series blends history with personal struggle, showing how ambition, sacrifice, and resilience shaped a defining moment in Egypt’s past.
Professor and Head of Department · 2015Professor and Head of Department
★ 4.52015
SeriesDramaComedy
A college professor rebelling on political situations, holds a big governmental position after the revolution, but he gets shocking surprises.
The God Father · 2017The God Father
★ 9.52017
SeriesDrama
The series revolves around a large family dominated by Father Zain Al Attar, who embodies the course of the artist Mahmoud Hamida, and has a large number of children who live with him in the house except two, one of them lives in a shelter and the other an aggressive person, and recounts the relationship of this father with gangs of arms and smugglers.
Without Mentioning Names · 2013Without Mentioning Names
★ 7.02013
SeriesDrama
The series revolves around several intertwined events, different Aisha. The series deals with the story of Rabih al-Halawani, and his son Rabie al-Halawani. The magazine and its partner in extortion operations, ill-informed. On the other hand, there is a reason to spend the protection and care of a purebred (ewe) and closer to her on the other side, as she escapes to work for Karawana and then becomes a beach dancer. He exploits the need for a job as an engineer by one of the sons of the Egyptian countryside, in order to exploit him and his father to implement private and suspicious deals.
Om Kulthum · 1999Om Kulthum
★ 9.01999
SeriesDrama
Throughout its episodes, the series narrates the biography of the Arab singing lady (Umm Kulthum) since her inception in Sinbillawain and her journey with her father and siblings in singing religious songs on all occasions, through her artistic career and her move to stability in Cairo, and the stories of love that she went through during her life, and her artistic glory until she mastered The lyric scene in Egypt, and the crises she encountered during her artistic work and social life.
Not One Thousand and One Nights · 2010Not One Thousand and One Nights
2010
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyComedy
A different take on the classic One Thousand and One Nights, where Scheherazade has a recurring dream that a soothsayer interprets as a sign that she only has two days left with her husband, before she meets the same fate as the women before her. Scheherazade comes up with a plot to escape that fate.
The Preacher · 2013The Preacher
★ 7.02013
SeriesDrama
When a conservative Islamic preacher meets a beautiful violin player, they get close to each other and mutual romantic feelings build. As he comes to believe in the value of art and its influence on society, he finds himself torn between his love and his conservative beliefs.
Sarah · 2005Sarah
★ 8.12005
SeriesComedyDrama
Sarah is a girl whose mental development stopped at a very young age. After she slips into a coma that lasts for years, she crosses paths with a dedicated young doctor who decides to wake her up from her coma. When she wakes up, he ends up falling with her, not knowing what he is signing up for.
Al-Helaly's Way · 2006Al-Helaly's Way
2006
Series
Mustafa Al-Helaly is a university professor and head of the 'Virtue Party', who decides to run for parliament, but his life turns upside down after the retired dancer Sou'ad claims that he's the father of her reckless young daughter Nancy as a result of a one-night stand that happened 20 years ago.
Premeditation · 2012Premeditation
2012
SeriesDrama
A romance series that discusses the life of a lawyer who lives a love story with one of her colleagues and reviews the problems that happen to her during the entire period of her career.
The Family · 1994The Family
1994
SeriesDrama
The series takes place during the war of attrition and its aftermath, in a building and the relationship between its inhabitants, and about a family who loses their son in the war and its impact on them. It also deals with the issue of terrorism and poverty, which drives the poor to drift behind extremist groups.
The Nightmare · 2015The Nightmare
★ 8.22015
SeriesMysteryCrime
A mother's journey in search for her son's murderer. The story unfolds between the past, present and even nightmares which gives subtle clues and hints to guide the mother to the murderer.
Goha El Masry · 2002Goha El Masry
2002
SeriesComedyDrama
Heritage tales about a person named Juha al-Masri talking to his donkey, and he gets into many problems, he becomes condemned to death at times, and he becomes a guardian of the righteous guardians of God at other times, and responsible for security once, and head of a gang at another, and so on, leaving himself to God's measures to save him from problems In which it is located.
Going and Coming Back · 2015Going and Coming Back
★ 6.72015
Series
Businessman Khaled's son, Yassin, gets kidnapped by an organ trafficking organization. Joined by his wife, he travels searching for his son and decides to infiltrate the criminal organization by working with them. Eventually, he faces several shocks and surprises involving his closest friends.
Blessed Signs · 1987Blessed Signs
1987
SeriesDrama
Abo El-Maaty buys a piece of land to cultivate it. A film crew comes to shoot near the farm, but the film star Salwa has an accident and Abo El-Maaty takes her to his farm to take care of her. She discovers that no one there knows who she is and becomes impressed by the simple life they're living.
The Thief and The Book · 2010The Thief and The Book
★ 8.72010
SeriesComedyDrama
The story of twin brothers who can not be any different. The first is a simple teacher who lives by his integrity, while the other is a swindler who is constantly getting himself in trouble, but his wit and his strong personality become his saving grace as they secure him a way out of trouble.
Hend and Dr. Noman · 1984Hend and Dr. Noman
★ 7.01984
SeriesDramaComedy
As Dr. Noman's daughter and her husband go on secondment, they decide to leave their daughter Hend with her grandfather. In Egypt, Hend is the only eyewitness to a murder, and the murderers plan to have her killed.
Eye of a Needle · 2012Eye of a Needle
★ 9.02012
SeriesDrama
Failing to find a way out of his struggles and sufferings, the young man Sa'ied seeks to leave the country and travel abroad to set his life on the right course. But as he climbs up the ladder of fortune, he soon realizes the foul truth about the world he fancied.
Ghawayesh · 1986Ghawayesh
1986
SeriesDrama
Ghawayesh is a simple girl from Tanta who sells embellished women's jewelry. She travels to a village in Upper Egypt and meets Hassanein, the educated young man whose older brother, Mualla, is the arrogant and cruel mayor. Events take a turn when Hassanein falls for Ghawayesh.