Maher Essam

Born: 1979-10-05

Maher Essam was born in Imbaba. He started his acting career when he was only 5 years old with the famous director Youssef Chahine. Hassan Abd El Salam cast him in the adapted play “Zoqaq El Madaa.”


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11’09”01—September 11

as Palestinian (segment "Egypt")
Released: 2002-09-04

Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine...

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Chaos, This Is?

as uncredited
Released: 2007-11-28

Hatem is a corrupt police officer, who loves his neighbor Nour, who in turn loves the...

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Silence... We're Rolling

as uncredited
Released: 2001-10-06

Malak is a star singer who lives with her mother and her daughter, Loula, in her villa after her...

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The Sixth Day

as uncredited
Released: 1986-09-29

Egypt, 1947: in the midst of a cholera outbreak. A washerwoman tries to take care of her family,...

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18 Days

as Essam
Released: 2011-09-06

10 filmmakers provide 10 separate stories focusing on the 18 days of the 2011 Egyptian...

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The Tiger and The Female

as Tamer
Released: 1987-02-14

Officer Wahid is assigned to work undercover to enter the ring of the largest drug trafficker,...

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Marriage by Presidential Decree

as uncredited
Released: 2001-07-20

An employee in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decides to marry a girl of a higher social...

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عودة مدرسة المشاغبين

as uncredited
Released: 2002-10-15

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Professional Guys

as حلي
Released: 2015-09-23

Seba'y is an unsuccessful football coach in the Dokki Sports Club. As he tries to marry his...

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The Talisman

as Tamer
Released: 1987-10-26

Protagonist Mahmoud is a high school teacher, who lives with his entire family in a tiny...

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Salem: His Sister's Father

as uncredited
Released: 2014-04-15

Salem is a poor street vendor who has been taking care of his sister since their parents died....

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Lion Heart

as uncredited
Released: 2013-08-07

Kidnapped as a child and raised in the circus, a young lion tamer's tough side emerges when he...

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The Bulbul's Nest

as uncredited
Released: 2013-10-13

A comedy about a taxi driver who wants to achieve his goal of becoming a famous singer. He finds...

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Qarmat in Trouble

as عزوز - من الخرتية
Released: 2019-01-16

Qarmouti builds a graveyard for his ancestors, and makes it a paid tourists attraction; this...

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The Gate of the Sun

as Selim
Released: 2004-05-18

Yousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty...

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Closed Doors

as عوضين
Released: 1999-09-08

During the Gulf War, Fatma works as a maid for a wealthy man, and her son Mohammed is suffering...

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Fawazia The Bourgeoisie

as uncredited
Released: 1985-01-01

The film focuses on the relationship between people with different political views, through the...

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High School Freshmen

as uncredited
Released: 2001-03-06

When Surgeon Hamza commits a mistake that leads to the death of a child, he's sentenced to jail...

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A Girl from Dar El Salam

as uncredited
Released: 2014-05-21

The film follows Manal, a young girl living in the poor town of Dar Elsalam in Cairo. After she...

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We're Sorry, Sir

as uncredited
Released: 2018-05-09

A drama that depicts the life of a group of young people as they decide to be of use to society,...

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Al-Gama'a

as uncredited
First aired: 2010-08-01

Al-Gama'a is an Egyptian television drama, Historical and Political drama series written by...

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Om Kulthum

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-12-08

Throughout its episodes, the series narrates the biography of the Arab singing lady (Umm...

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Naji Attallah's Squad

as uncredited
First aired: 2012-07-20

A retired Egyptian officer working at the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv decides to plot revenge...

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Captain Gouda

as طفل
First aired: 1986-05-05

The events of the series revolve around a dramatic framework about a physical education teacher...

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Abouda Is a Trademark

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-08-22

The series follows a young man named Abouda who is facing many financial difficulties in life...

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Blessed Signs

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-04-28

Abo El-Maaty buys a piece of land to cultivate it. A film crew comes to shoot near the farm, but...

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Nour Maryam

as uncredited
First aired: 2011-08-01

The events revolve around the conditions of corruption during the period of the previous regime...

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Dream Travel

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-08-19

As Mr. Anis retires from his job at the railroad, he is soon devastated by the utter loneliness...

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