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Khairy Beshara
Director

Khairy Beshara

30 Jun 1947Born
79Age
48Credits
Tanta, EgyptBirthplace

Biography

Khairy Beshara is an Egyptian film and television director. He was born and lived his first five years in Tanta, then moved to Cairo with his mother who worked there. He studied film directing at the High Institute of Cinema and graduated in 1967. He then worked as an assistant director, and moved to Poland for a year for his post-graduate studies, where he met his wife. Upon his return to Egypt, he continued working as an assistant director, in addition to teaching acting and screenwriting at the institute. In the period between 1974 and 1986, he directed 12 documentary and short fiction films.

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His first feature length film was an Egyptian-Algerian co-production, and took 4 years to produce. It finally premiered in 1982. He then went on to direct 11 other feature films, most of which were critically acclaimed and gained cult followings, and several television series.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2023Memories of Hani ShenoudaFilm: Director
  2. 2022As for the WeatherFilm
  3. 2022National Day of Mourning in MexicoFilm: Director
  4. 2022Love, Life & Everything in BetweenSeries: Director (1 episode)
  5. 2021The SwallowSeries: Director (30 episodes)
  6. 2020CurfewFilm
  7. 2020Sunday at FiveFilm
  8. 2018Karma's CurseSeries: Director (30 episodes)
  9. 2018Kiss Me NotFilm
  10. 2017PhotocopyFilm: Spectator at the Cinema
  11. 2017The FloodSeries: Director (46 episodes)
  12. 2016Before the Summer CrowdsFilm: Ossama
  13. 2014Factory GirlFilm
  14. 2013Villa 69Film
  15. 2013A Girl Named ZatSeries: Director (31 episodes)
  16. 2013The Second WifeSeries: Director (30 episodes)
  17. 2012MoondogFilm: Director, Writer
  18. 2010Soft LifeSeries: Director (30 episodes)
  19. 2005Downtown GirlsFilm
  20. 2004KlephtyFilm: Bar Owner
  21. 2003A Matter of PrincipleSeries: Director (32 episodes)
  22. 1996Traffic LightFilm: Director
  23. 1995Very Hot DayFilm
  24. 1995NutshellsFilm: Director
  25. 1994Strawberry WarFilm: Director, Writer
  26. 1993America AbracadabraFilm: Director
  27. 1992Ice Cream in GlimFilm: Director
  28. 1992Dilapidated WomanFilm: Salem
  29. 1992Knight of the CityFilm
  30. 1991EshtibahFilm
  31. 1991Untamed DesireFilm: Director
  32. 1991Silence!Film
  33. 1990KaboryaFilm: Director
  34. 1989NightmareFilm: Safwat
  35. 1988The Third ClassFilm
  36. 1988Dreams of Hind and CamiliaFilm
  37. 1988Bitter Day, Sweet DayFilm: Director, Writer
  38. 1988The Wife of an Important ManFilm: Safwat
  39. 1986The Collar and the BraceletFilm: Director, Writer
  40. 1985The VagabondsFilm
  41. 1983Half a RabbitFilm
  42. 1982Houseboat No. 70Film: Director, Writer
  43. 1982The Bloody DestinyFilm: Director
  44. 1981A Dinner DateFilm: رجل المزاد
  45. 1981Sleepless EyesFilm
  46. 1981A Bird on the RoadFilm
  47. 1975The Countryside DoctorFilm: Director
  48. 1974The Tank HunterFilm: Director

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