Youssef Chahine Movies

This big-budget historical epic from acclaimed Egyptian director Youssef Chahine features a crazed turn by Patrice Chereau as Napoleon Bonaparte. The...

The authorities summon many young men for forced labor in the Suez Canal, so Metwally leaves his sister Shafiqa alone with their old grandfather,...

Two strangers try to solve a mystery that revolves around both of their tragic pasts. At the heart of the mystery lies a mystic board with an ability...

Six strong-willed women whose adventurous streak changed the face of film industry in early twentieth century Egypt – a time when the country...

Focusing on key Arab films produced in the last 20 years. Férid Boughedir traces the development of the film-makers' concern to produce more...

Renegotiating the representational paradigm of nationhood the film draws a heterogeneous picture of Egyptian society as well as Soviet workers as...

This concise masterpiece began as a commission by French TV for the news series Envoyé spécial. By filming Cairo with his unique sense...

A young employee tries to cover for his colleague, whom he loves, after he discovers that she embezzled money from the company they work in. As he...

1950 Cairo, Amin is a simple employee who lives with his family of three, his wife Zahira, son Nabil and daughter Hoda. Amin’s friend Mabrouk...

Hatem is a corrupt police officer, who loves his neighbor Nour, who in turn loves the prosecutor, Sherif. Hatem tries to win Nour’s attention...

Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt...

Malak is a star singer who lives with her mother and her daughter, Loula, in her villa after her divorce. She falls in love with an opportunist...

The construction of the Aswan dam as seen by those who took part in it: engineers, workers, Egyptians, and Soviets.

The story of a 40-year-old married woman who has fallen into idleness and does not know how to approach the revolutionary events in her country. She...

Fikria is a singer who's married to Farid ,the gambling addict. When she's traveling by train, she gets in an accident and a peasant treats her....

A brother disagrees with his sister which makes her move to live with her older sister in the countryside. She finds her sister living a harsh life...

The story deals with an upscale family that is down on its luck. As the butcher Madbouly foots the bills for the entire family, the authoritative...

An enthralling look at the relationship between America and the Arab World from an Arab perspective. It tells the story of Yehia, a renowned Egyptian...

Egypt, 1947: in the midst of a cholera outbreak. A washerwoman tries to take care of her family, while at the same time resisting the advances of a...