Elham Shahein

Elham Shahein

Born: January 3, 1960
in Cairo, Egypt
Elham Shaheen was born in Heliopolis, Elham graduated from the Institute of Performing Arts, acting division in 1982. Director Kamal Yassin launched her career by giving her a role in his made-for-TV-play "Hooreya men Al Marikh" (Mermaid from Mars).

She starred in many TV shows including: "Akhu El Banat" (Brother of the Sisters), "Al El Bahr" (The Ocean Said), "Hatta la Yakhtaniq Al-hob"(So Love Doesn't Suffocate) "Nisf Rabia' Al Akhar" (The second half of Spring), "Layaly Al Helmeya" (Nights of Helmeya), and "Samhoony, Makansh Asdy" (I'm Sorry...I didn't mean to).

She also won many awards for her film roles in "The Gentle" and "Ya Dunia Ya Gharamy" (Oh World, Oh my Love).

Elham is known for her versatility in choosing different types of roles both in film and the small screen.

In her personal life, Elham was married briefly to Egyptian producer Adel Hosny, then to a Lebanese business man.

Movies for Elham Shahein...

Title: ٥٥ مشكلة حب
Released: September 25, 2023
Type: TV
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Mr. Ex
Title: Mr. Ex
Released: June 28, 2023
Type: Movie
Farid is an elusive individual renowned for his absence rather than his presence. He gained fame through the alias "Mr. Ex," as he became sought after by men to assist in their marital separations. However, the situation takes an unexpected twist when Farid's former love, Tiba Al-Akkad, reemerges onto the scene.
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Title: Backbreaking
Released: April 16, 2022
Type: TV
After being fooled by her husband into leaving Egypt, Rouh finds herself at an ISIS den in Syria, whereupon she tries to escape but ends up at a camp for female ISIS fugitives, while her return to Egypt becomes a distant dream.
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Title: Gorgeous
Released: March 20, 2021
Type: TV
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Curfew
Title: Curfew
Character: Faten
Released: December 4, 2020
Type: Movie
On 2013, Faten is released from prison after serving a 20-year sentence for committing a horrific crime. She is forced to spend her night with Leila as a result of a curfew and she is subjected to another trial in search of answers to hidden questions about her
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Title: Sahranin
Released: February 15, 2019
Type: TV
A Saher program presented by the artist (Amir Karara) and hosts in each episode some of the stars of the artistic community and reviews with them their artistic career, the difficulties they faced, their relations with their colleagues and their daily lives.
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A Day for Women
Title: A Day for Women
Character: Shamiya
Released: October 6, 2016
Type: Movie
The opening of a new swimming pool is the talk of the town – particularly because Sunday has been announced as a day for women.
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Regatta
Title: Regatta
Released: January 21, 2015
Type: Movie
The film is set inside one of Cairo's slums, where a group of outlaws sit on top of the social hierarchy, running a country inside the country, and having control over the majority of the town's poor and helpless locals.
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Downtown Shaking
Title: Downtown Shaking
Released: January 1, 2015
Type: Movie
The film is set in the span of eight hours in the region of downtown Cairo, exploring the variety of characters present in the busy town, and several problems they face in their daily lives, in addition to the economical crisis the whole country is facing.
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Title: With You, Mona El Shazly
Released: October 11, 2014
Type: TV
A weekly diverse talk show, where Mona Al Shazly meets with people away from the tension of daily news and events, to present her audience with original and genuine stories they have never heard of before, about people and heroes who deserve respect and admiration.
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Title: Case of the Minister
Released: July 20, 2012
Type: TV
In a series that offers socio-political commentary, the story revolves around a female minister who comes from an prestigious family as she encounters a lot of problems because of her staunch opposition to corruption and moral depravity.
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Title: Nouna, the Lady Marriage-Officiant
Released: August 1, 2011
Type: TV
Nouna becomes the first female marriage officiant in Egypt which comes with its own set of problems and obstacles that lands her in comic situations as her clients reflect a number of recent social issues that plagues the Egyptian society.
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One-Zero
Title: One-Zero
Released: March 4, 2009
Type: Movie
Many characters of different backgrounds with various problems have their lives intertwine, as they come together through the one thing that unites them; their love of Egypt as Egypt wins the African Cup.
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Fawziya's Secret Recipe
Title: Fawziya's Secret Recipe
Released: January 28, 2009
Type: Movie
Fawziya, an impoverished woman holds the secret for leading a successful life. She gets married and raises all her children in her tiny house. Will her simple secret recipe stand firm in the face of changes and threats?
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Title: Qesat Al Ams
Released: September 1, 2008
Type: TV
The series deals with the alienation of the Egyptian family in search of money and its impact on the cohesion of the family and on the future of their children, through Zahra, who travels with her husband to one of the Gulf countries, and when the children reach the university stage, the mother is forced to return them to Egypt.
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Khali min El-Cholesterol
Title: Khali min El-Cholesterol
Released: January 21, 2005
Type: Movie
Ayyoub is a young man who works in the advertizing field; thanks to his autistic mother who helps him to find new ideas. His boss tries to divert his ideas to be exploited in an illegal way. Ayyoub does not give up and decides to take revenge on his boss.
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A matter of principle
Title: A matter of principle
Character: Rokaya
Released: October 26, 2003
Type: Movie
The events revolve around a representative in Parliament who represents one of the constituencies in Upper Egypt. He was able to achieve great successes, but he dies. The family nominates his daughter, a law school graduate, to take his place, but she encounters many problems.
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Awad in a Mess
Title: Awad in a Mess
Released: April 24, 2003
Type: Movie
Hoping to secure his future, the undertaker Awad decides to invest in building tourist burials and takes out a loan to make his project a reality. Farhana, the hired mourner, falls for Awad, but the mother poses a stumbling block to their relationship.
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Desire
Title: Desire
Character: Layla
Released: February 22, 2002
Type: Movie
Layla lives a peaceful life with her husband Hossam in one of the coastal cities. When her older sister Nemat comes to live with her after facing financial difficulties, Hossam tries to dig into Nemat's past, especially after one of his best friends falls in love with her.
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Title: بنات أفكاري
Released: January 16, 2001
Type: TV
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Madness of Life
Title: Madness of Life
Released: April 26, 2000
Type: Movie
Sana (Ilham Shaheen) discovers that her husband (Mahmoud Kabil) betrayed her, and travels to Sharm el-Sheikh and there she sees her husband with his mistress Safi, who later discovers that he is married to her customary, to decide to betray him with her new driver Magdy (Karim Abdel Aziz), and events develop
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الأخطبوط
Title: الأخطبوط
Released: March 8, 2000
Type: Movie
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The Pleasure Market
Title: The Pleasure Market
Released: February 14, 2000
Type: Movie
He was jailed for 20 unfair years - a gang set up as a scapegoat for one of his operations. When he got out of prison, the gang decided to compensate him for the time he spent 6 million pounds in prison and despite the huge money he owned he could not adapt to his new situation. His imprint was imprinted with indelible imprint He decided to take revenge on those who caused his anomaly
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Title: Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh
Released: December 20, 1998
Type: TV
Based on the novel by Naguib Mahfouz (The Harafish), the series presents the biography of the popular hero Ashour Al-Naji and his family, as he represents a symbol of principles, values, justice, mercy and fairness to the simple.
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Sweet Killing
Title: Sweet Killing
Released: October 19, 1998
Type: Movie
An estimable lawyer is assigned a case where a wealthy businesswoman is accused of murder. When the lawyer sides with the convicted woman whom she learns is innocent, the actual culprits track her down in an attempt to ruin her life.
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Harmonica
Title: Harmonica
Released: June 29, 1998
Type: Movie
A poor wife searches for her husband to clear her name of a wrongful accusation of adultery. She meets Shaheen, a gallant worker who loves to play the harmonica and seeks to help her, despite the problems he faces in his life. Together they face all difficult circumstances.
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Dantela
Title: Dantela
Released: April 7, 1998
Type: Movie
Samar, a singer, and Mariam, a lawyer, are childhood friends. One day as she was driving, Samar hits a man and calls Mariam to come to the police station where she is being questioned by Hossam. The three of them are involved in a love triangle as both women try to win Hossam over.
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The Day Demon
Title: The Day Demon
Character: Reham Othman
Released: October 6, 1997
Type: Movie
A corrupt minister sends his men to kill his mistress's husband to look like a suicide, but the forensic doctor sees otherwise and is kidnapped in order to change the report. A gym teacher witnesses the kidnapping and tries to save her in spite of the dangerous confrontation.
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El Gentel
Title: El Gentel
Released: October 28, 1996
Type: Movie
Rashad is a poor man who loves Shhrzad and takes care of her and her sister Souad who loves him. While the three of them are returning to Cairo, they meet a wealthy man dying inside his car after getting shot, and asks them to deliver a suitcase full of money to a woman in the north coast
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Al lo'ba Al Qazera
Title: Al lo'ba Al Qazera
Released: September 2, 1996
Type: Movie
An honest lawyer who only defends the innocent faces an ethical dilemma when his daughter's boss, a businessman and a smuggler, gets in trouble with the law and wants him and his other daughter, who doesn't share her father's views, to be his lawyers.
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O Lovely Life
Title: O Lovely Life
Released: May 27, 1996
Type: Movie
Batta, Sakina, and Nawal .. Three friendly girls, neighbors from one lane, with similar difficult social conditions and also the dream of marriage before spinsterhood.
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Escape To The Top
Title: Escape To The Top
Released: February 19, 1996
Type: Movie
Sayed El Hawa decides to repent for stealing the safes, but officer Hammam does not leave him alone, persecuting him until he is about to take revenge, but he decides to travel abroad and return with a new identity.
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Title: Rabiaa's Other Half
Released: January 21, 1996
Type: TV
The story revolves around the famous lawyer, Rabei Al Husseini, who's torn between values ​​and principles, and between getting rich quickly to secure the future of his kids, in addition to his struggle between his love for his wife and his first lover. Who will he choose?
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Abou Zeid of His Time
Title: Abou Zeid of His Time
Released: December 11, 1995
Type: Movie
Ghada is a romantic girl who belongs to a wealthy family. Abu Zeid loves her university colleague who comes to marry her, but her rich uncle who lives with him after her parents' death refuses him because he is poor. But Ghada insists on marrying Abu Zeid against her desire.
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The Assassination of Faten Tawfik
Title: The Assassination of Faten Tawfik
Character: فاتن توفيق
Released: November 6, 1995
Type: Movie
Faten Tawfiq TV presenter. Her husband, the businessman, is killed by the instructions of some corrupt officials in the field of importation. Faten seeks to uncover these corrupt people, coincidentally meets Ali Hawara, an archive officer at an open-minded company, with documents in his hand condemning these bad guys. Faten filmed a ring with an official and faced with these documents. The video and documents suddenly disappear. Faten and Ali get the video and documents again. The bandits chase them to prevent Faten from reaching the television building for the radio station and is assassinated.
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Bahlool Fe Istanbul
Title: Bahlool Fe Istanbul
Character: جوهرة
Released: June 5, 1995
Type: Movie
The events of the playhole story in Istanbul 1995 revolve around Bahloul, a young man who always fails to study. His neighbor, who lives with him, loves him as the dancer (jewel). The owner of the property loves him.
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Title: البراري والحامول
Released: January 5, 1995
Type: TV
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Cheap Flesh
Title: Cheap Flesh
Character: Tawheed Masalish
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
The story of three girls, Iikhlas, Tawhida, and Nagfa, who live in the same village, going through the same tough circumstances. As they ask Master Mabrouk to help them find a job or get married, each of them faces a difficult life.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty
Title: The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty
Character: أحلام
Released: August 29, 1994
Type: Movie
Adel is an honest secretary at the prosecutor office, while raising his son Ahmad after the death of his wife. When Tamer, the son of a millionaire is arrested for drug addiction, Tamer's lawyer tries bribe Adel to find a way to get him out, but to no avail. In order to change his mind, he uses all ways possible.
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Leylat Al-Qatl
Title: Leylat Al-Qatl
Character: Faiza
Released: May 23, 1994
Type: Movie
(Zainat) is a very rich woman and her spoiled son (Sherif) studies in medical school. He meets the poor girl (Faiza) who helps him in his study. He tricks her in the name of love, and she decides to steal his mother's Jewelry with the help of another man.
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A Maid...However
Title: A Maid...However
Released: June 25, 1993
Type: Movie
Ahlam is a poor girl who's forced to work as a maid to support herself. She works for the handsome millionaire Mustafa and falls for him. As he falls for her as well, he showers her with money and gifts, until he decides to travel abroad and she falls apart.
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رجال بلا ثمن
Title: رجال بلا ثمن
Released: May 3, 1993
Type: Movie
In order to carry out a practical study on prisons, Dr. Khaled, in agreement with the government and the university administration, enters prison as a real prisoner. Inside the prison, he gets acquainted with different models of criminals, and events develop, so that he is threatened with turning into a real criminal.
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Fursan Akher Zaman
Title: Fursan Akher Zaman
Released: March 24, 1993
Type: Movie
Wajdi Hassanein, Adel Fahmy and Tariq Mansour, three friends graduate from Alexandria University in 1967, celebrating their success at a nightclub in one of the clubs, where they drink wine and try to try to courting the girls. A quarrel ensues in which they triumph over the cabarets. They go out to complete the evening in one of the Ajami chalets owned by someone close to them , And in a deserted area next to the Chalet pick up a girl who is conducting a taxi driver was seeking to rape, and decides the seriousness of rape, died of shock shock and get rid of the three of them thrown in the sea,
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Donia Abdul Gabbar
Title: Donia Abdul Gabbar
Released: December 14, 1992
Type: Movie
Abdul-Jabbar is a police sergeant. He is nominated for the job of the executioner or Ashmawi, who is responsible for carrying out the death sentences because of his personal strength and strength, while Dunya is his neighbor who respects and meets these specifications.
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Alhajar alddayir
Title: Alhajar alddayir
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Adel is a simple employee who is married to a teacher, and has three children but faces financial troubles. He meets Iglal,the corrupt businesswoman,who marries him and he becomes rich. Then he meets Sherine, another rich woman and marries her also. Till he feels lost and wants to go back to his old life.
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Almulk lilah
Title: Almulk lilah
Released: March 1, 1990
Type: Movie
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Anger Days
Title: Anger Days
Released: September 4, 1989
Type: Movie
Ibrahim suddenly returns from abroad, to find his wife Safaa married to Ezzat. The couple seize his apartment and savings. Ezzat accuses Ibrahim of insanity in order to lock him up in a mental hospital where he's subjected to all kinds of physical and psychological abuse.
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El Zalem Wel Mazloom
Title: El Zalem Wel Mazloom
Released: March 27, 1989
Type: Movie
A young man working in Alexandria marries his beautiful sweetheart, which is desired by a senior official in the Socialist Union uses his influence to get the husband unjustly imprisoned and sentenced to 25 years. And then comes out to avenge those who imprisoned him.
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love school
Title: love school
Character: ليلي
Released: June 29, 1988
Type: Movie
In a social and comedic context, the film deals with the problems and difficulties facing couples, and the changes that occur in the marital relationship between the beautiful romantic beginnings and the difficulty of real life after a period of marriage.
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الهانم بالنيابة عن مين
Title: الهانم بالنيابة عن مين
Character: فريدة
Released: May 30, 1988
Type: Movie
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Hikayat nasi mlywn dular
Title: Hikayat nasi mlywn dular
Released: May 2, 1988
Type: Movie
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Banat Haretna
Title: Banat Haretna
Released: November 9, 1987
Type: Movie
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Title: Al Helmeya Nights
Character: Zohra Soliman Ghanem
Released: October 18, 1987
Type: TV
The events revolve around the conflict between Salim Al-Badri (Yahya Al-Fakharani) and Mayor Suleiman Ghanem (Salah Al-Saadani) and Nazik Al-Selahdar (Safia Al-Omari) benefiting from this conflict in a way that serves your own goals, as Suleiman Ghanem came from the countryside to avenge his father Abdel-Tawab Ghanem, who died in prison Because of Ismail Al-Badri, Salim's father. The confrontation between them began when Suleiman Ghanem bought shares in the Salim Al-Badri Textiles Factory.
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Title: Al Helmeya Nights
Released: October 18, 1987
Type: TV
The events revolve around the conflict between Salim Al-Badri (Yahya Al-Fakharani) and Mayor Suleiman Ghanem (Salah Al-Saadani) and Nazik Al-Selahdar (Safia Al-Omari) benefiting from this conflict in a way that serves your own goals, as Suleiman Ghanem came from the countryside to avenge his father Abdel-Tawab Ghanem, who died in prison Because of Ismail Al-Badri, Salim's father. The confrontation between them began when Suleiman Ghanem bought shares in the Salim Al-Badri Textiles Factory.
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The Genius and Love
Title: The Genius and Love
Released: September 21, 1987
Type: Movie
Dr. Hanan the psychiatrist postpones her wedding to Dr. Omar till she checks up on three patients having different problems, but it revolves around the life partner. Dr. Omar decides to disguise and interfere in their lives to solve the problem and marry the one he loves.
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Atshanh
Title: Atshanh
Released: April 29, 1987
Type: Movie
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Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab
Title: Ebnaty Wal-Ze'ab
Released: December 25, 1986
Type: Movie
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Aihtaras Easabat Alnisa'
Title: Aihtaras Easabat Alnisa'
Released: April 14, 1986
Type: Movie
Journalist Medhat wants to reveal the identity of the leader of a women's gang who smuggles diamonds and is famous for her mastery of chess. Shaukat who is also the head of a diamond smuggling ring, hosts a chess match to catch her. Medhat meets Abu Zayd and agree to work together to find her.
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Raghba wa hiqd wa intiqam
Title: Raghba wa hiqd wa intiqam
Released: April 12, 1986
Type: Movie
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Al-Sakakeni
Title: Al-Sakakeni
Released: March 18, 1986
Type: Movie
Azab is a simple employee whose life gets complicated when his brother Samir falls for a prostitute. As Samir tries to help his sweetheart recover from her addiction, she steals some money that was in Azab's custody and Azab is accused of stealing the money.
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Naassaf Lehaza Al Khataa
Title: Naassaf Lehaza Al Khataa
Released: January 6, 1986
Type: Movie
Sadiq is a simple clerk in the office of lawyer Issam intervenes to work the praise of his neighbor and the daughter of the neighborhood, which he loves in silence since childhood as a secretary in the office. Issam gets acquainted with Ola, a decadent girl who is fooled in her family to believe that they are a religious family, even though they manage their apartment for gambling. Issam gets injured in a car accident. He travels with his mother after his recovery to perform Hajj. The officer, who gave the name of praise to his boss before he was unjustly arrested and abandoned Issam after his return. Her relatives and the people of the neighborhood deny her and hold her sincere and stand next to her. Roushdi, who confesses innocence and praises Ola, is arrested and leads to the arrest of Ola and her family and releases praise. Issam asks her hand to reject him in order to abandon her in her ordeal.
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The Innocent
Title: The Innocent
Character: Nawara
Released: January 2, 1986
Type: Movie
A simple minded peasant was recruited in the Egyptian army where he was deceived to believe that political activists are his homeland enemies, but not for so long.
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Mr. Qeshta
Title: Mr. Qeshta
Character: جملات
Released: December 30, 1985
Type: Movie
The trader Sayyed Qeshta, is married to an infertile woman. One day, a playful girl starts approaching Qeshta after his money, and manages to make him fall for her, despite her relationship with a poor man. Eventually Qeshta divorces his wife and starts a new life with the girl in hope of having a child.
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Ramadan on the Volcano
Title: Ramadan on the Volcano
Released: November 4, 1985
Type: Movie
Ramadan is a poor young employee who wants to marry his fiancée Alia but can't afford it. He plans to steal and hide the employees' salary bag, then turn himself in and serve his sentence so that he can get married after. Upon his release, he finds out that another gang stole the money bag.
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Al Halfout
Title: Al Halfout
Character: Warda
Released: August 26, 1985
Type: Movie
The porter (Arafa) suffers from sexual deprivation. He marries the infamous widow (Warda) but his work efficiency is reduced due to frequent sleep with his wife. Morsi arrives in the town and meets Arafa and his friend, the railway worker, Dasouki, to ask them about the bully Asran. They know that Morsi was commissioned by the wealthy Kilani to hire Asran To kill the contractor Fuad Minawi. Arafa claims that he is Asran and receives 2,000 pounds as a down payment to complete the process. Morsi discovers the trick and a battle between Arafa and Asran breaks out. Asran gets killed, but the medical report confirms that Asran died of a heart attack. Kilani asks Arafa to complete the crime, but Arafa refuses, and one of Kelani's agents kills Dasouki and fails to kill Arafa. Arafa decides to take revenge for killing Desouki.
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العبقري خمسة
Title: العبقري خمسة
Released: March 2, 1985
Type: Movie
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Don't Ask Me Who I Am
Title: Don't Ask Me Who I Am
Character: Layla
Released: November 19, 1984
Type: Movie
When the impoverished Aisha sells her daughter Zeinab to the barren wealthy woman Soraya, she insists on being Zeinab's nanny to raise her. But as her other children grow up and get prestigious jobs, they ask their mother to quit her job, ignorant of the fact that she is staying for their sister.
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مسرحية العريس وأنا
Title: مسرحية العريس وأنا
Released: June 10, 1983
Type: Movie
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The Shame
Title: The Shame
Character: Laila
Released: October 11, 1982
Type: Movie
A family inherits their father's drug business which leads to their undoing.
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Omahat Fil Manfa
Title: Omahat Fil Manfa
Character: Nadia
Released: October 26, 1981
Type: Movie
Hassouna identifies customs with the businessman Shaheen, who offers him assistance in exchange for facilitating the procedures of his illicit goods. Hasina is lured to get involved in a relationship, and recorded by Shaheen motivated, until Hassouna becomes at their disposal, Shahine Hassouna claims that his wife, threatens him with tape and acquiesces to him for fear of the scandal, and agrees to facilitate his suspicious operations, but after an innocent injustice at customs as a result of Hassouna's corruption, He then dies, wakes up his conscience, surrenders himself, reports on Shaheen and the rest of his corrupt partners to purify himself, and his deceased colleague is considered.
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An Investigation
Title: An Investigation
Released: June 17, 1980
Type: Movie
As a mentally unstable man goes to the house of a female official of ill repute, she asks him to hide, after which she gets murdered. The investigators continue to look for the murderer, and many become suspects during the course of the investigation.
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A Man Named Abbas
Title: A Man Named Abbas
Released: August 25, 1978
Type: Movie
During WWII, a retired teacher decides to find a job. When he accepts a position in a private school in a small Upper Egyptian town, he moves there with his family, only to discover that the town is afflicted by an ongoing blood feud between two families.
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مسرحية بستان الوهم
Title: مسرحية بستان الوهم
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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Title: Alfredo
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
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