Yousry Nasrallah
July 26, 1952 · 73 years old
Yousry was born in Cairo in 1952 to a Coptic family. He studied economics at Cairo University before studying cinema at the Higher Institute for Cinema in Cairo in 1973. Initially, Yousry worked as a cinema critic for a Lebanese paper named al-Safeer and as a director’s assistant in Beirut. He also…
Known For
3 titles
Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story
A female talk show host in Cairo stirs up political controversy when she focuses her on-air discussions on the topic of women's issues.
Alexandria: Again and Forever
During a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Yehia, a famous Egyptian director, finds himself obsessed with Amir, the leading man in one of his movies, and Nadia, a woman he desires to work with.
Adieu Bonaparte
A story during the French Occupation of Egypt (1797-1803), depicting the conflict between tradition and modernization in the context of fighting the French invaders.