Menha Batraoui

Acting

Menha Batraoui

Menha El Batrawy (منحة البطراوي ) is an Egyptian actress, translator, and director. She also worked as a drama critic for the newspaper Al-Ahram.

Known For

The EmigrantThe Emigrant · 1994
The Emigrant
★ 5.81994
MovieDramaHistory
The biblical tale of Joseph is told from an Egyptian perspective in this interesting character study. In this film, Joseph is called Ram. Ram, tired of his family's backward superstitious life, and tired of being picked on by his brothers, wants to go to Egypt to study agriculture. His brothers travel with him across Sinai, but then suddenly sell him to Ozir, an Egyptian who works for a Theban military leader, Amihar. Amihar is impressed by Ram's drive and personal charm and so grants Ram some desolate land outside the capital. Ram soon finds himself a pawn in the political and sexual games between Amihar and his wife Simihit, a high priestess of the Cult of Amun.
Disquiet
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Disquiet · 2026
Disquiet
2026
MovieDrama
Following a regular elderly customer's wish, a young supermarket cashier goes to check on her apartment after she vanishes. But once inside, she surrenders to a whole new drive.
Back to AlexandriaBack to Alexandria · 2024
Back to Alexandria
★ 6.12024
MovieDramaComedy
After more than 20 years, Sue returns from Switzerland to her home country Egypt because her mother Fairouz is in a hospital bed. Sue ran away from the eccentric aristocrat as a young adult. Now she feels compelled to meet her again.
Alexandria Again and ForeverAlexandria Again and Forever · 1989
Alexandria Again and Forever
★ 4.81989
MovieDrama
Set in 1987 against the backdrop of a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Chahine himself steps in to play Yehia, the famed Egyptian director whose life is chronicled in "Alexandria, Why?" and "An Egyptian Story". Obsessed with Amr, the handsome actor he discovered and cast as his alter-ego in parts one and two of The Alexandria Trilogy, Yehia pressures Amr to star in various film projects that change even as Yehia's perception of the young actor begins to change. He first casts Amr as Hamlet, which the actor deems too demanding for his talents, then as the lead in a musical biopic of demigod Alexander the Great, who founded the city of Alexandria in 332 B.C.
Love, ImaginedLove, Imagined · 2025
Love, Imagined
★ 5.92025
MovieDramaRomance
Youssef, an introverted university professor, tries to live a quiet and secluded life, but the arrival of the student Warda into his world turns everything upside down. while she is trying to mend her relationship with her boyfriend, Noah, Youssef finds himself gradually becoming entangled in their relationship. As illusions intertwine with reality at the heart of a complicated love triangle, feelings he thought had long faded awaken within him.
Cactus FlowerCactus Flower · 2017
Cactus Flower
★ 7.22017
MovieDrama
In a hot and politically challenged Cairo actress Aida and her neighbor, the aging diva Samiha, are thrown out on the streets. Together with the street smart Yassin, they try to find a place to live, forcing them to confront with their past.
DecorDecor · 2014
Decor
★ 7.82014
MovieDrama
Maha has always been passionate about cinema, and as a set designer she's become an expert at creating imaginary worlds. Under immense pressure at work, she sights another life on the horizon and begins slipping between realities-one resembling the film set she's designed and the other her supposed real life. As she grows ever more entangled in each, the border between reality and imagination becomes blurred, and she must choose for the first time what she truly desires.
Scheherazade, Tell Me a StoryScheherazade, Tell Me a Story · 2009
Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story
★ 6.32009
MovieDrama
Heba is a TV presenter interested in broadcasting stories that touch on the everyday secret lives of women and the social injustices they face. Her frank style in broadcasting puts her husband's job and consequently her marriage in jeopardy.

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