Kamel El Basha

Born: 1962-03-14

Kamel El Basha is a Palestinian actor of screen and stage, theater director, play-writer and producer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s. He gained critical acclaim in 2017 when he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor (male) during the 74th Venice International Film Festival for his role as Yasser Abdallah Salameh in The Insult by the Lebanese film director Ziad Doueiri. It was El Basha's first major role on screen, although he had appeared in a number of theatrical productions, actually also directing some of them. He is the former artistic director of the Palestinian National Theater in Jerusalem from 2007 to 2011 and the artistic director of Quds Art since 2012.


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The Insult

as Yasser Abdallah Salameh
Released: 2017-09-14

After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates,...

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Huda's Salon

as Doctor
Released: 2022-03-04

A woman whose visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner.

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The Reports on Sarah and Saleem

as Abu Ibrahim
Released: 2018-03-15

The affaire of a married Palestinian man and a married Israeli woman in Jerusalem takes a...

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Thank You for Banking with Us!

as Uncle
Released: 2024-10-17

When their father passes away leaving a large sum of money in the bank, two sisters put their...

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Curfew

as uncredited
Released: 2020-12-04

On 2013, Faten is released from prison after serving a 20-year sentence for committing a...

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Love, Theft and Other Entanglements

as uncredited
Released: 2015-02-06

Layabout, clandestine lover, small-time hood – Mousa has all kinds of skills. A refugee camp...

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An Orange from Jaffa

as Farouk
Released: 2024-02-03

Mohammed, a young Palestinian, is desperately looking for a taxi to take him through an Israeli...

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Hamza - Chasing the Ghost Chasing Me

as uncredited
Released: 2022-11-16

After his recovery, middle-aged Hamza has continued a practice he began 20 years ago when he was...

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Palestine Islands

as uncredited
Released: 2023-10-28

Maha, 12, is part of the last generation of Palestinian refugees from the Balata camp. Following...

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Culprits

as Youssef
First aired: 2023-11-08

Family man Joe Petrus is living the American dream with his fiancé and step-kids. However,...

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Reasons for Travel

as إبراهيم
First aired: 2024-05-15

Ibrahim lives in a world of his imagination; however, when he finds himself in a difficult...

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Into the Dark

as uncredited
First aired: 2021-12-11

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House of Gods

as Sheikh Mohammad Al-Hamedi
First aired: 2024-02-25

House of Gods follows the lives of an ambitious Iraqi Australian family grappling with newfound...

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Room 207

as uncredited
First aired: 2022-10-31

Upon starting his post as a hotel receptionist, Gamal hears the rumors about the mysterious Room...

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