Mamdouh El Leithy

One-Zero

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.

In the Heliopolis Flat

Najwa, a music teacher from the city of Minya, Upper Egypt, seizes the opportunity to come to Cairo on a trip with her students to search for Tahany, her first teacher that taught her music and used to live in an apartment in Heliopolis.

Nasser 56

Nasser 56 is a 1996 Egyptian historical film directed by Mohamed Fadel, starring Ahmed Zaki. The film focuses on the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt's second President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and the subsequent invasion of Egypt by Israel, the United Kingdom, and France.

The Road to Eilat

In 1969, a group of Egyptian frogmen target and destroy two Israeli vessels in the port of Eilat during the War of Attrition.

Adam Uncovered

The strange story of Adam who fantasizes about being the sole survivor on earth and is eternally haunted by this dream. Things change when he starts to visualize the presence of a flight attendant in his fantastical world. A symbolic story that echoes the creation story of humankind.

Ali Baba's Trial

Koky, the little boy whose teacher tells him the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, does not believe that Ali Baba is a hero and wants to try him for his crimes. His parents perform a trial for Ali Baba to calm him down, but something unexpected happens.

You, I, and Hours of Travel

As Salwa takes the train to Alexandria, she runs into her old sweetheart whom she left for a wealthy man. As the train breaks down, they engage in a conversation that reveals so much about who they once were and how their lives took different courses.

Fawazia The Bourgeoisie

The film focuses on the relationship between people with different political views, through the residents of one local region, highlighting some important issues such as ignorance, poverty, and corruption, which leads to the adoption of misconceptions.

A Man Named Abbas

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.

Karnak

In the 1960s, the lives of three college classmates, Ismail, Zainab, and Helmy, take a dark turn when the three of them are arrested and tortured as part of the repressive and violent practices that were employed by the General Intelligence Directorate back then.