Kamel El Basha
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.
The Insult
as Yasser Abdallah SalamehAfter an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates,...
Movie pageHuda's Salon
as DoctorA woman whose visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner.
Movie pageThe Reports on Sarah and Saleem
as Abu IbrahimThe affaire of a married Palestinian man and a married Israeli woman in Jerusalem takes a...
Movie pageThank You for Banking with Us!
as UncleWhen their father passes away leaving a large sum of money in the bank, two sisters put their...
Movie pageCurfew
as uncreditedOn 2013, Faten is released from prison after serving a 20-year sentence for committing a...
Movie pageLove, Theft and Other Entanglements
as uncreditedLayabout, clandestine lover, small-time hood – Mousa has all kinds of skills. A refugee camp...
Movie pageAn Orange from Jaffa
as FaroukMohammed, a young Palestinian, is desperately looking for a taxi to take him through an Israeli...
Movie pageHamza - Chasing the Ghost Chasing Me
as uncreditedAfter his recovery, middle-aged Hamza has continued a practice he began 20 years ago when he was...
Movie pagePalestine Islands
as uncreditedMaha, 12, is part of the last generation of Palestinian refugees from the Balata camp. Following...
Movie pageCulprits
as YoussefFamily man Joe Petrus is living the American dream with his fiancé and step-kids. However,...
TV Show pageReasons for Travel
as إبراهيمIbrahim lives in a world of his imagination; however, when he finds himself in a difficult...
TV Show pageHouse of Gods
as Sheikh Mohammad Al-HamediHouse of Gods follows the lives of an ambitious Iraqi Australian family grappling with newfound...
TV Show pageRoom 207
as uncreditedUpon starting his post as a hotel receptionist, Gamal hears the rumors about the mysterious Room...
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