Hesham Selim

Hesham Selim

Hesham Saleh Selim (January 27, 1958 - September 22, 2022) was an Egyptian film and television actor. He graduated from the High Institute of Tourism and Hotels in Cairo and later studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Hesham was the son of Saleh Selim, an Egyptian football legend and former president of Al Ahly Sporting Club. His sister-in-law was the iconic actress and singer Yousra. He began his acting career at the age of 12, playing one of Faten Hamama’s children in Empire M (1972). Four years later, he played a lead role in Youssef Chahine’s Return of the Prodigal Son (1976), which embedded in him a passion for acting for the rest of his life. Selim acted in many TV shows, among them El Helmeya Nights (1987-1995), Arabesque (1994), and The White Flag (1988). He has appeared in many known films such as Alexandria Again and Forever (1989), The Puppeteer (1989), and Land of Dreams (1993). In the wake of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, Selim became the host of the talk show Hiwar Al Qahira (Cairo Dialogue), a weekly program featuring live discussions with guests on political, social, and economic issues on Sky News Arabia in 2012. On May 5, 2020, he spoke on television about having a transgender son, in a rare public show of support for LGBT+ rights in Egypt. This segment and Selim’s acceptance of his son Nour in a country where gender issues remain taboo have won praise on social media, with many applauding Selim for his position and his decision to speak about it on Egyptian television. Hesham Selim passed away at 64 after a long battle with lung cancer. He is survived by two daughters and a son.

  • Popularity : 1.902
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1958-01-27
  • Place of Birth : Alexandria, Egypt
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Hesham Selim Movies

  • 2007
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    First Time in Love

    First Time in Love

    4.3 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 1986
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    الإنتقام

    الإنتقام

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1986
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    الزيارة الأخيرة

    الزيارة الأخيرة

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1986
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    السفلة

    السفلة

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Pasha's daughter

    The Pasha's daughter

    5 1991 HD

    The government nationalizes Ibrahim's property and places him under house arrest, and Umm Al-Saad takes care of him. Ibrahim feels affection for Umm...

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  • 1987
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    Atshanh

    Atshanh

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1998
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    Gamal Abdel Nasser

    Gamal Abdel Nasser

    6 1998 HD

    The biography of the iconic leader Gamal Abdel Nasser, from his birth to igniting the revolution to the defeat of 67 and his disagreement with Abdel...

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  • 2007
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    45 Days

    45 Days

    5 2007 HD

    Admitted to a psychiatric hospital after being accused of murdering his parents, a young man makes a vow of silence weeks away from his trial.

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  • 1986
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    Ragol lehaza alzaman

    Ragol lehaza alzaman

    6 1986 HD

    Debes, who works in a large gang in a drug case, is arrested and threatens to reveal the secrets of the gang. The senior lawyer, Naji, defends him...

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  • 2021
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    Mousa

    Mousa

    6.6 2021 HD

    An engineering college student invents the first of its kind robot in the Middle East, in an attempt to avenge his father's death and achieve...

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  • 1989
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    Scandal of a Lifetime

    Scandal of a Lifetime

    1 1989 HD

    In one evening, after Dr. Shaheen finishes his work at the hospital, he receives a phone call for a patient's ambulance. The doctor goes to look for...

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  • 1990
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    Qesma W Nasib

    Qesma W Nasib

    1 1990 HD

    A university girl wants to get married, but she fails both times she gets engaged for various reasons. Dr. Rajaee’s circumstances prevent him...

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  • 1986
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    Al Awbash

    Al Awbash

    1 1986 HD

    Six human wolves cut off a husband and wife on their wedding night, killing the husband and raping the wife who suffers a nervous breakdown. After...

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  • 1970
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    اختفاء سعيد مهران

    اختفاء سعيد مهران

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2004
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    You Are My Life

    You Are My Life

    7.3 2004 HD

    Youssef, a successful architect is married to a beautiful woman, Hend, with a child. His life was steady until he discovers that he has cancer. He...

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  • 1984
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    Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia

    Tazweer Fe Awraq Rasmia

    5.5 1984 HD

    A man has two sons from two different ladies at the same day,he writes them both to his wife as twins it in the formal papers.

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  • 2001
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    The Storm

    The Storm

    5 2001 HD

    Ever wonder what it was like to be in the middle east during the Gulf War of the early 90s? Sure, many films and TV shows have portrayed what it was...

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  • 2006
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    Justified Betrayal

    Justified Betrayal

    6.2 2006 HD

    In this intriguing and entertaining thriller, Khalid Youssef tells the story of a young, rich man (Hani Salama) who kills his wife and his brother...

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  • 1993
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    Crystal

    Crystal

    1 1993 HD

    After being severely injured, Nada the show star looks for a new replacement to be the heroine of the band instead of her. She accidentally sees...

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  • 1976
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    Return Of The Prodigal Son

    Return Of The Prodigal Son

    5.7 1976 HD

    Freed after spending years in prison, an activist's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his disillusion clashes with his family's expectations....

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  • 1995
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    Too Little Love.. Too Much Violence

    Too Little Love.. Too Much Violence

    1 1995 HD

    Talaat, the son of wealthy merchant Morsi, lives under pressure from his father to marry the poor girl Fatima. Talaat rebels on his father and...

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  • 2004
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    Talking About Love

    Talking About Love

    5.5 2004 HD

    (Nahid) is a waitress from an average family,after she gets divorced,she tries to overcome her loneliness by looking for a new love. Her colleague...

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  • 1991
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    Mohamad Ali's Street

    Mohamad Ali's Street

    7 1991 HD

    A play in the streets of Mohammed Ali through a musical and performance ensemble, which is linked to a love story with her neighbor, will she achieve...

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  • 1996
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    O Lovely Life

    O Lovely Life

    7 1996 HD

    Batta, Sakina, and Nawal .. Three friendly girls, neighbors from one lane, with similar difficult social conditions and also the dream of marriage...

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  • 1992
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    Al Haggama

    Al Haggama

    1 1992 HD

    A Drama movie

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  • 1972
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    Empire M

    Empire M

    6.1 1972 HD

    Well off widow working Mother "Mona" is struggling raising 6 kids at different ages ranging from elementary school to University graduating students....

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  • 1989
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    Alexandria Again and Forever

    Alexandria Again and Forever

    4.7 1989 HD

    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...

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  • 1993
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    Land of Dreams

    Land of Dreams

    7.5 1993 HD

    Narges prepares for immigration to America to join her kids, but she loses her passport before the flight, and sets out to search for it in the...

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  • 1990
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    The servant

    The servant

    1 1990 HD

    Shahin puts his friend Kamel in jail instead for a crime he did not commit after he promises to raise his son Mahmood but Shahin deceives him to work...

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  • 2000
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    Attempted Murder

    Attempted Murder

    6 2000 HD

    The poor girl falls in love with a wealthy young man who promises to marry her and take away her honor. Her father is forced to marry another poor...

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  • 1985
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    Ragab EL Wahsh

    Ragab EL Wahsh

    1 1985 HD

    (Rajab) A poor man, who lives with his wife from the income of his children (Jalal) salesman Ful and (Hashem) and (Suad) sellers of lottery papers,...

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  • 1992
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    The Lady from Cairo

    The Lady from Cairo

    1 1992 HD

    In 1990, Moumen Smihi briefly re-located to Cairo in order to work in the shadow of one of the world’s largest commercial film industries. The...

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  • 2000
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    The Headmaster

    The Headmaster

    7.6 2000 HD

    Ashour, Salaah’s father, runs his school with severity and cruelty. after Ashour's death, Salah inherits the job and lets Sayed, his deputy,...

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  • 1991
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    O, Mehalabeya

    O, Mehalabeya

    1 1991 HD

    (Shukri) Director and his friend (Marei) screenwriter, cooperate and struggle in front of all obstacles to make a film about (reproach) popular...

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  • 1996
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    All Good

    All Good

    1 1996 HD

    Kamal is a porter in a hotel who he loves the secretary Dalal. They lie to each other, pretending to be rich, but they discover the truth after they...

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  • 1984
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    Don't Ask Me Who I Am

    Don't Ask Me Who I Am

    6.5 1984 HD

    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...

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  • 1989
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    The Puppeteer

    The Puppeteer

    9 1989 HD

    Muhammad Jad al-Karim Aragouz in the village, he had a son and he was Bahloul, he was able to teach him until he graduated, but the son was...

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  • 1991
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    Playing with demons

    Playing with demons

    1 1991 HD

    Abdul Basit, Jaber, Fathi and Radwan are colleagues at the university who share the same housing and work to provide for their livelihood.

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  • 1985
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    Fingerprints On Water

    Fingerprints On Water

    1 1985 HD

    A happily married couple with their daughter are being pursued by the ghost of the husband's sister, as she killed the family's dog and cat and...

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  • 1991
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    El-Gabalawy

    El-Gabalawy

    1 1991 HD

    When a dispute happens between Hassan and Jeblawi , Hassan causes the factory owner, said, to fire Jeblawi. Jablawi works for drug dealer Abbas and...

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  • 2005
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    Searching For Freedom

    Searching For Freedom

    2 2005 HD

    The film revolves around three Arab girls who travel to France, in search of the freedom they lost in the Arab countries from which they came, each...

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  • 1988
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    Eghtyal Modarresa

    Eghtyal Modarresa

    1 1988 HD

    The story deals with the story of the widow (Huda), who suffers from problems with her husband's brother who wants to take over her inheritance and...

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  • 1985
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    Sanawat Al Khatar

    Sanawat Al Khatar

    1 1985 HD

    Wael and his sister Marwa suffer from their parents being busy with them. Their father, Ahmed, is a senior lawyer and their mother, Nawal, is the...

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  • 1986
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    Satrak Ya Rab

    Satrak Ya Rab

    1 1986 HD

    Kamal is the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Production Affairs and is known for his integrity. He embarrasses his children because of his lack of...

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  • 2021
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    Counterattack

    Counterattack

    8 2021 HD

    Based on records of the Egyptian intelligence agency, the story follows Saif and Dina who carry out a series of secret operations to expose terrorist...

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  • 2011
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    Animal Stories in the Qur'an

    Animal Stories in the Qur'an

    1 2011 HD

    A series about animal stories that have been mentioned in the Holy Quran, portraying real facts and demonstrating verses from the Quran that spoke...

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  • 2007
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    Critical Moments

    Critical Moments

    8 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 2009
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    Spies War

    Spies War

    1 2009 HD

    The series revolves around an attempt to recruit a girl named Samia Fahmy (Mena Shalaby) for the Israeli intelligence, but the opposite happens, she...

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  • 2017
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    Between Two Worlds

    Between Two Worlds

    1 2017 HD

    The series revolves around the struggle of money and power, through Marwan, who owns a real estate company, which despite being religiously...

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  • 2013
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    Temporary Name

    Temporary Name

    6 2013 HD

    A businessman decides to return home after ten years abroad, during which time he's achieved all the success and wealth in the world. After a fateful...

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  • 2018
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    We Have Further Comments

    We Have Further Comments

    6 2018 HD

    The events revolve around a former legal counselor who causes an accident that leads to the life of a young man, so the investigation begins with her...

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  • 2018
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    Tayee

    Tayee

    6 2018 HD

    An Egyptian doctor becomes a police informant and uses his rare gift of tracking ancient artifacts in the smuggling business.

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  • 2018
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    Vanished

    Vanished

    1 2018 HD

    A university professor lives in Russia with her husband. When he suddenly disappears, she goes on a journey to find him. As her search takes her to...

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  • 2005
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    Palces in the heart

    Palces in the heart

    1 2005 HD

    An Egyptian lawyer arrives in the United States and tells the story of his life and his defense of a doctor accused of killing her husband, Eman...

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  • 2008
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    In Amina's Hands

    In Amina's Hands

    1 2008 HD

    The events revolve around Amina, a journalist who tries to uncover corruption in society, as she discovers a gang that steals children and sells them...

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  • 2003
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    My Soul Malak

    My Soul Malak

    1 2003 HD

    After her mother passes away, Malak becomes her father's right arm in his business, she then meets Mahmoud and marries him despite her father's...

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  • 2007
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    المصراوية

    المصراوية

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2017
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    Kalabsh

    Kalabsh

    5.4 2017 HD

    Selim al-Ansary is a morally-conscious police officer who is talented at his job. He is constantly criticized by those around him, even his mother,...

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  • 2004
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    Mahmoud Al-Masri

    Mahmoud Al-Masri

    1 2004 HD

    Mahmoud works in the port of Alexandria and gets close to Adnan Fakhouri, the wealthy businessman, and marries his sister. After his ships and...

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  • 1998
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    Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh

    Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh

    1 1998 HD

    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...

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  • 1998
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    Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh

    Alseera AlAshouria: AlHarafeesh

    1 1998 HD

    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...

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  • 1997
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    Our Families

    Our Families

    1 1997 HD

    Set in the 90s , about the relationship between people in this period. It depicts the human side of the Egyptian personality and the moral...

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  • 1997
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    Garden city ladies

    Garden city ladies

    1 1997 HD

    In a dramatic context, the events of the series deal with the changes of the social relations between the Shazli family members and its head,...

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  • 2018
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    Disappearance

    Disappearance

    1 2018 HD

    An Egyptian Drama series

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  • 1988
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    The White Flag

    The White Flag

    1 1988 HD

    According to a true story, a frantic struggle does not end between two parties in Alexandria, (Silver Maadawi), a wealthy and authoritarian merchant...

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  • 1998
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    A Woman from the Time of Love

    A Woman from the Time of Love

    1 1998 HD

    When a father has to go abroad for work, he leaves his children in the care of his sister who comes to stay with them, only to be shocked when she...

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  • 1987
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    Al Helmeya Nights

    Al Helmeya Nights

    8.2 1987 HD

    The events revolve around the conflict between Salim Al-Badri (Yahya Al-Fakharani) and Mayor Suleiman Ghanem (Salah Al-Saadani) and Nazik Al-Selahdar...

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  • 1994
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    Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany

    Arabesque: The Days of Hassan Al-Noaamany

    8 1994 HD

    The series follows the life of Hassan, an old chivalrous Arabesque workshop owner who lives in a poor neighborhood with his family. The series...

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  • 2001
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    الكومي

    الكومي

    1 2001 HD

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  • 2016
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    كلمة سر

    كلمة سر

    1 2016 HD

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