 | Samy Oxide Al Carbon (DVD)Hany Ramzy, DorraThe protagonist, Samy, falls in love with a beautiful woman with a revolutionary spirit (acted by Dorra). |
 | EUC - Egyptian University of Cairo (DVD)Mohamed Salam, Karim Kassem, Amr AbidThe film zooms in on the life of a group of schoolchildren and university students, who, rather than studying hard for their exams, indulge in smoking drugs, playing computer games and getting involved with pretty girls. |
 | BonswarahHassan Hosny, Ghadah Abel Razi Marwa, May Kassab, Talat Zakaria |
 | Almaslaha (DVD)Ahmed El Saka, Ahmed Ezz |
 | Asmaa! (DVD)Hind Sabri, Magid El Kidwani, Hani Adil, Butros Ghali |
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Hassan and Morcoss (DVD)
Adel Emam, Omar Sharif
Egypt's greatest living thesp Omar Sharif and biggest box office draw Adel Imam have teamed up for the first time in "Hassan and Morcoss," a laffer that pokes fun at religious bigotry. Egyptian shingle Good News Group, which scored the biggest Arab hit of 2006 with its debut feature, "The Yacoubian Building," has produced the $8 million movies. |
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Days of SADAT (DVD)
Ahmed Zaki, Mervate Amin, Mona Zaki, Essaad Younis, Ahmed El-Sakka
Available in DVD and VCD formats.
This epic film is based on Sadat's autobiography ''in search of Identity'' and his wife Jihane el Sadat's ''A woman of Egypt''. It stars Egypt's great actor Ahmed Zaki who achieved new heights in character personification and acting. Sadat… a phenomenon... a blockbuster... a masterpiece.... |
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Agamista (DVD)
Khaled Abol Naga, Amr Mamdouh, Sherif Ramzzy
Ez (Khaled Abol Naga) has a complex regarding drugs and violence after he almost kills a guy in a fight while high on hash. His escape trip to his family deserted retreat in Agami proves to be more than just a trip to clear the mind … |
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Keif Alhal (DVD)
Hisham Abdulrahman, Fatima Al-Hawsani, Mishal Al-Mutairi, Ali Al Sabea, Muhamed Al-Sairafi, Talal Al Sidrm, Turki Al-Yusuf, Mais Hamdan, Hind Muhamed
The first Saudi movie, about being moderate is the best, through a Saudi family with different types and the drama raises until they know that every one of them has a different view and that they need to get closer to each other until they reach a middle area of behaviour. |
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Real Dreams (DVD)
Hanan Turk, Khalid Saleh, Dalia Al Beheiry, Fathy Abdel Wahab
In this horror movie a married woman dreams how people in her surroundings will be murdered her dreams turn out to be accurate. One day she dreams of her daughter's murder, and the real search for the secret of the dreams is undertaken. |
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Boshkash (DVD)
Boshkash (Puskas), is set in the world of football business as lived by an ex-goal keeper who changes his career to become a football agent. Both the movie and its main character are apparently named after Ferenc Puskas, the late legendary Hungarian footballer. |
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Keda Reda (DVD)
Youssef El Sherif, Hala Fakher, Khaled Saleh, Hala Sedki, Menna Shalabi
This hilarious comedy features three triplets, very different in character and temperament from each other, falling in love and competing for the same woman. |
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Kashf Hesab (DVD)
Khaled Abol Naga, Nour, Basma
Available in DVD and VCD formats.
A recent mystery Egyptian movie. |
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Le Chaos (DVD)
Ahmed Helmy, Khaled Elsawy, Menna Shalaby
Available in DVD and VCD formats.
The story takes place in modern day Cairo in a lower to middle class part of a town called Shubra. It's a great cast with Khaled Saleh in a great screen role as the villainous and brutal Hatem. |
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The Ghost (El Shabah) (DVD)
Ahmed Ezz El Deen is a notorious young conman who has eluded authorities, and during a heist, he meets Ahlam (Zeina), who falls in love with him. Things start to get complicated for him when a spoilt rich man who has the exact same name as his commits a murder, and he's forced to take responsibility for it. |
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One Of The People (Wahed Men Al Nas) (DVD)
Kareem Abdel Aziz, Mennah Shalaby, Mahmoud Al Jundi
Mahmoud (Karim Abdel Aziz), a poor but optimistic parking attendant is trying to make a decent living with the few dimes he makes every month. He wants to offer the best life for his wife Mona (Menna Shalaby) and their soon-to-be-born son. But his life changes one night... |
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Classics (New Releases)
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Don't Tell Anyone (Ma Takulshi La Hada) (DVD)
Farid Al Atrache, Samia Gamal, Nour Al Hoda, Stephan Rosti, Abdel Salam Al Nabulsy, Omar El-Hariri
Available in DVD and VCD formats.
The great Arab singer Farid Al Atrache, the exotic belly dancer Samia Gamal and The Lebanese Singer Nour Al Hoda star in this romantic musical comedy. |
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A Glass and a Cigarette (DVD)
Samia Gamal, Dalida
Available in DVD and VCD formats.
Directed by Niazi Mostafa and based on a story by Abdel Aziz Salam, A Glass And A Cigarette is a captivating classic from the golden age of Egyptian cinema. A Glass And A Cigarette is an enchanting example of Egyptian melodrama at its finest. |
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The Will (Al Wassiya) (DVD)
Hoda, Ghassan Saliba, Joseph Nasr, Asaad Khalifa, Rula Maalouf
Composed by: Mansour Rahbani.
A modern musical play. |
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The Hunger (DVD)
Soad Hosni, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Yousra, Abdel Aziz Makyhoun
A cinematic masterpiece produced by the revolutionary 60s generation inspired by the Nobel Prize Laureate Naguib Mahfouz's folk hero myths. The film shows the rise of the people's hero and his fast corruption through power. |
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Laughter, Games, Seriousness and Love (Dehk, We Leab We Gad We Hob) (DVD)
Omar Sharif, Yousra, Amr Diab, Hanan Turk
1968; and the students all over the world including Egypt which has just lost the 6 day war. Adham is the son of a high ranking corrupt intelligence officer. He is lost but finds solace in the arms of a prostitute which he decides to marry. An intimate humane analysis of these turbelent times and some fine acting from Omar sharif, Yousra and singer Amr Diab. |
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I am Free (Ana Hurra) (DVD)
Lobna Abdel Aziz, Zouzou Nabil, Hussein Riad, Shukry Sarhan
Part of director Salah Abu Seif's Women's Empowerment Trilogy, this classic film is about a girl who takes her destiny in her own hands in spite of a rigid and conservative society. A bold film with profound political and social insights. Superby acted by Lubna Aziz. |
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