Ihab Lamey
Writing
Biography
Ehab Lamei is an Egyptian director and screenwriter. He graduated from the faculty of mass-com in 1987, and from the directing department in the High Institute of Cinema in 1995. He then went on to direct a number of short films. He then wrote the script for his first feature length film, which he also directed and designed the sets for: "Men Nazret Ein" (At An Eye's Glance). He also directed "Kan Youm Hobbak" (The Day I Loved You) and "Ala El Hawa" (On Air).
Known For
A Palestinian girl of 17 who wants to get married to the man of her own choosing. Rana wakes up one morning to an ultimatum delivered by her father: she must either choose a husband from a preselected list of men, or she must leave Palestine for Egypt with her father by 4:00 that afternoon.
Rana's Wedding
Mabrouk, the village idiot and his sister Fatheya inherit a land after the death of their mother. Bolbol moves to Cairo after suffering from her step mother's treatment and becomes a prostitute, when she returns to the village, she meets Mabrouk who was her childhood sweetheart and their love flourishes again.