
Sherif Desouqy
Actor · Alexandria, Egypt
An Egyptian actor, born in Alexandria. He turned to the theater as his father was the manager of the Ismail Yassine Theater. He directed a number of plays, including the play Not Except, which he presented with the Barah troupe. He made his film debut in Violence and Sarcasm (2003). In 2010, he made Microphone, with director Ahmed Abdullah, whom he later collaborated with again in the movie Ext. Night. He participated in the series Like Roses (2012). Among his other notable work: Multifaceted, Naguib Zahi Zarkash, and The Mongoose and the Humans.
Movies19
Movie7.3DramaMusicThe Stories is a decades-spanning Egyptian family saga and love story set between the late 1960s and 1980s. The film follows Ahmed, a young man from a Middle-Class Cairo family who dreams of becoming a concert pianist. During the tense summer of 1967, as war looms over Egypt, he begins a pen-pal correspondence with an Austrian woman named Elizabeth (“Liz”). A semi-autobiographical film based on the director's parents and how they met.
Movie6.0DramaAli, the fugitive from a murder he does not even know whether he committed it or not, sets out to uncover truth with the help of his friend, the lawyer and his neighbor. Over time, he finds himself embroiled in cases much more dangerous than he imagined, making him on the verge of insanity or murder.
MovieDramaHawi is about several Egyptian citizens living in the city of Alexandria under very tough conditions. They are striving to make a living and make ends meet and all they have is hope.
Movie6.9ComedyA comedy about a group of friends as they get reunited to help one of their own find his way out of major trouble. As the situation gets more complicated, they are forced to take a trip to a coastal town.
Movie7.2ComedyDramaUprooted from his old life when he transfers schools, a gifted footballer finds a second chance with a local team chasing a coveted championship.
Movie8.5DramaRomanceFour stories take place in a furnished apartment that we follow through the doorman and his family who live on top of the building in a miserable room. In the first story, a doctor tries to treat a figure with a political position. In the second story, Hassan meets in the 1970s with his old friend Nadim, who comes from Lebanon during its Civil War. The third story takes place at the beginning of the new millennium and the takeover of businessmen. As for the fourth story, it takes place before January 2011 when Sami returns under pressure from his family to sell the apartment and the whole building.
Movie5.4ComedyWhen their sixty-something mother announces she’s pregnant, Esam and Basem find themselves in hilarious situations as they try to get her to have an abortion.
Movie8.0ComedyDramaTwo lonely people at opposite chapters of life accidentally meet on a busy summer day in a Cairo taxi. Frail old Shawky and bubbly young Doaa are both caught up in their busy routines as their race through the city evolves into a journey of self-discovery that reconnects them to life.
Movie6.3ActionComedyThe events of the film revolve in one day around Sultan, a veteran criminal who was released from prison. But, he is surprised by the appearance of his two sons which he knew nothing while beings forced to escape with them amid a gang pursuing him.
Movie5.5ComedyRomanceThe story follows a young man who gets to know a girl and causes her many problems. But when he's exposed to an accident, his life takes a drastic turn.
Movie5.3RomanceComedyThe story follows a young man and woman who go through various situations in their journey to find the right partner, which raises questions about traditional marriage and marriage based on love.
Movie4.8ComedyScience FictionThe story follows a poor government employee who lands in a lot of trouble because of his father's profession, while he falls for a girl who tries to help him solve his problems.
Movie5.4ComedyFadel and Naema are an innocent couple that run a food truck business. The events revolve around Fadel, as he goes through many comic situations while managing the restaurant.
Movie7.2ComedyDramaWhen a private family event is leaked on social media, Ibrahim decides to move to a village with his wife and children, far from people and the pressure of modern life. After his younger brother, Ehab, convinces Ibrahim to return to the city for some important paperwork, the family embarks on a trip full of surprises bound to change their lives.
Movie6.5AdventureDramaWhen a day in the life of a beleaguered Egyptian filmmaker goes sideways, he witnesses anew issues like class and gender relations.
Movie2.7ThrillerDramaThe story follows Hamza, nicknamed Dragon, whose sick child needs treatment, but his financial condition is faltering, then events lead him to become rich by entering the world of human organ trafficking.
Movie6.5DramaThe story of a prostitute "Mona Farkha" through a meeting with the director and the scenarist of the movie who don't know anything about her world.
Movie6.0ComedyOver the course of one night, the journalist Omar embarks on a risky adventure in order to save himself and his friends.
Movie9.0ThrillerDramaA group of young people residing in Alexandria suffers from the governor’s tyranny. As they try to get rid of him, they launch a campaign to ridicule him by drawing caricatures and distributing them everywhere, until someone proposes an idea that changes the course of events.
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TV6.0DramaAfter 15 years behind bars, Abbas El Rayyes walks free—stained with the blood of his family. With his cousin’s help, he seeks redemption, only to confront a world far darker than his prison cell.
TV8.0ComedyStarring Hesham Maged and Asmaa Galal, House Duties follows Hamdi, a forensic doctor, and his wife as they desperately search for a home manager to help with their newborn twins. What follows is a parade of wildly unsuitable candidates — phone-addicted, boundary-crossing and thoroughly chaotic — while Hamdi's own bizarre cases at work add to the mayhem. A sharply written, situation-comedy standout praised for its wit and performances.
TV7.1DramaMysterySet in the 1960s; Paranormal follows the adventures of Dr. Refaat Ismail, a professor of hematology, as he comes up against various supernatural events with the help of his Scottish old flame, Maggie.
TV7.0DramaMysteryIn a local Egyptian neighborhood, the death of the headman Fathy Eblis gives way to a series of vengeful acts and unleashes chaos upon the people.
TV6.8DramaAt the heart of a humble neighbourhood, an extraordinary love between Ahlam and Ibrahim blooms amid external obstacles and the intrusion of an obsessive man, wrapped in a pulse-pounding and romantic ambience.
TV5.7DramaWar & PoliticsBetween the past and the present, the events of the series follow Sultan Hamed, a popular hero at the time of the French campaign who turns into a legend that has shrines in many villages of Egypt. At the same time, Hamed, a jewelry maker, devotes his life to revealing the sultan's secret and finds himself fleeing from antiquity smugglers.
TV8.1DramaComedySokkar is a professional swindler who gets outdone by Omar, another swindler. As she enters into a series of conflicts to get her money back from him, she eventually decides to unite with him to carry out bigger defrauding operations.
TV3.6DramaFamilyAmer impersonates an educational doctor to enter the Vision School and work there after he plans this with his friend Lotfi, the secretary of the school manager, Zahra. While he succeeds in gaining the trust and love of the people around him, he hides something from everyone
TV7.5ComedyDramaThe life of the wealthy man Naguib Zahi Zarkash, takes an unexpected turn after he discovers the shocking secret of having a son that he knows nothing about. With the help of his servant, he succeeds in reaching three young men, that his son might be one of them.
TV7.3DramaAfter stealing money from his company and running away, Jamal starts a medical practice under a fake name, but the nurse he hires has a secret of her own.
TV8.0ComedyA comedy following people from all walks of life who live in the same building as they get caught in hilarious situations every day.
TVDramaThe series revolves around Ali ( Youssef El-Sherif) who gets unjustly imprisoned and after getting out, he finds his girl married to another man. He starts over and works for a businessman (Salah Abdallah) and falls in love with another girl but his social conditions prevents him from marrying her