Youssef El Ani

Youssef El Ani

Born: January 7, 1927
Died: October 10, 2016
in Baghdad, Iraq
Youssef El Ani was born on 1 July 1927 in Baghdad, Iraq. He was an actor and writer, known for Farewell to Lebanon (1968), The smell of coffee (1986) and The Shadow Men (1996). He died on 10 October 2016 in Amman, Jordan.

Movies for Youssef El Ani...

Bagdad My Rosy Dream
Title: Bagdad My Rosy Dream
Released: July 6, 2013
Type: Movie
The events of the film take place in the year 2008, during a period of security instability that gradually tends towards relative stability. The story highlights the struggle of Iraqi women and their determination to organize their family lives amid exceptional circumstances that placed all Iraqis under threat.
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Title: أشهى الموائد في مدينة القواعد
Character: السيد باث
Released: March 8, 1999
Type: TV
People speak the Arabic language in a wrong way, and hiccups spread among people, and people are so afraid of making a mistake and thus getting hiccups, they put adhesive tape on their mouths, and they talk among themselves in sign language, until one of the villagers finds a magic manuscript that he thinks will help them In the treatment of the disease that afflicted the people of the village.
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Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
Title: Swallows Never Die in Jerusalem
Character: Anis
Released: January 2, 1994
Type: Movie
Both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are sensitively explored in the Tunisian-French drama. Richard, a French TV journalist has been assigned to do a political story in Jerusalem the night before Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat sign their peace accord. Richard is glad to go as it gives him a chance to see his girlfriend Esther, a psychologist. Esther's father Moshe is continually tormented by his Holocaust memories. Hammoudi, nicknamed "Local Radio," is Richard's taxi driver and guide. He tells Richard the story of his family which was uprooted in 1948 resulting in the disappearance of his grandmother. Mysteriously, her picture appeared in a recent Arabic newspaper. Richard, intrigued, decides to center his investigations upon "Local Radio's" story. As he delves deeper into their lives he discovers that the ancient rivalries between the Israeli's and Palestinians is far too deep and complex to be easily explained away.
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King Ghazi
Title: King Ghazi
Released: February 1, 1993
Type: Movie
The film depicts the biography of King Ghazi, one of the kings of Iraq in the 1930s, who sought to break free from the bonds of British colonization and adopt a nationalist path. This led various parties to attempt his assassination, including the servant Sa'id, who is also disposed of after the assassination. The film also portrays aspects of life in Iraq during the 1930s.
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The Sad Dawn
Title: The Sad Dawn
Released: May 11, 1991
Type: Movie
Amidst the turmoil of the 1991 war, parents faced a harrowing choice: to protect their loved ones from bombs and missiles, they sought refuge in shelters. In Baghdad's Amiriyah shelter, 450 souls found solace, but tragedy struck at dawn when two US missiles, guided by precision, ravaged the sanctuary, leaving devastation in their wake. Desperate families waited outside, their hopes dashed as the reality of war's cruelty unfolded, leaving behind a dawn tainted with sorrow.
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Babel habibiti
Title: Babel habibiti
Released: June 20, 1988
Type: Movie
A festival is being held in Babylon, to which archeologists, artists, and media professionals are invited, along with an Egyptian television delegation headed by an archaeologist. This scholar meets an Iraqi girl who bears Iraqi features, and gives her appearance the impression that the archaeologist, the archaeologist, and that his dream has begun to materialize in front of him, and a group of comic situations begins.
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Title: الهاجس
Released: May 25, 1984
Type: TV
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Clash of Loyalties
Title: Clash of Loyalties
Released: January 2, 1983
Type: Movie
During the British colonial period in Iraq, Sheikh Dhari and his tribe openly reject colonization and employ peaceful resistance against the British occupation. In response, the English forces resort to violence, targeting Sheikh Dhari's locations in their confrontation with Laghman. When he is captured, they accuse him of blocking the road, revealing the schemes orchestrated by Britain in Iraq.
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Farewell, Lebanon
Title: Farewell, Lebanon
Released: September 9, 1968
Type: Movie
The film presents the topic of migration, cultural contrast and human alienation, through a group of young people who are forced to migrate, facing severe social pressures and having difficulty in adapting to their new environments.
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Abu Haila
Title: Abu Haila
Released: January 2, 1962
Type: Movie
A social drama about Abu Haila, who tries to impose his opinions on others. But his decisions turn out to be wrong every time and he finds himself in unexpected paradoxes.
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Said effendi
Title: Said effendi
Released: January 2, 1957
Type: Movie
An Iraqi film follows the story of the teacher, Saeed, as he moves from one house to another, eventually settling in the home of Azzat, a neighboring coffee seller. The film unveils the hypocrisy of the neighborhood residents who conceal malicious intentions and feign love, all the while observing signs of neglect permeating the area. When the owner of the house requests Saeed to leave, the residents vehemently oppose his departure. They unite against the homeowner, sparking a confrontation between Saeed's son and Azzat's sons, ultimately prompting Saeed's son to seek revenge.