
Laila Sheir
Acting
Biography
An Egyptian actress, born in 1940. After studying at the French Lycée, she worked in the field of fashion shows, after which she moved to the cinema since the mid-sixties through the movie Zizi's Family (1963). She continued in cinema during the 60s through the films Cairo at Night, The Groom Arrives Tomorrow and Outside of Paradise. She continued to take some time away and come back, till she traveled to France to return to the field of fashion, and then returned to Egypt at the end of the 80s, and worked in art intermittently.
Known For

A biopic depicting the life of the late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, following his early life, his political and military achievements, and his assassination during the Cairo annual victory parade.
Days of El Sadat

An archaelogist falls under the spell of a statue with a curse on it.
The Serpent of Death

Sana discovers that her husband betrayed her, and travels to Sharm el-Sheikh and there she sees her husband with his mistress Safi, who later discovers that he is married to her customary, to decide to betray him with her new driver Magdy, and events develop
Madness of Life

Mukhtar is a musically talented individual who is surrounded by bad friends who make him squander his talent. When he falls and marries Annan, she tries to set him on the right path which sets off problems between them. When they get divorced, a repentant Mukhtar tries to get Annan back.
El Khouroug Min El Guana

A bored lawyer spots a beautiful woman in the window of a dance studio. He secretly starts taking lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.
Let's Dance

Ahmed Zaki plays a peasant, Mountasir, who gets involved in a criminal racket run by his friend Midhat. Mountasir is betrayed by Midhat and goes to jail. Upon discovering that his wife was forced into prostitution by Midhat, he swears to extract revenge when he leaves jail.
The Escape

After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England for evaluation, it's determined that Yehia must undergo emergency surgery. Fact and fiction blend seamlessly—with healthy doses of cleverly absurdist fantasy—as the film explores the various personalities and forces that have made Yehia (and Youssef Chahine) the man he has become.
An Egyptian Story

The everyday lives, loves and dreams of a slightly kooky modern middle-class Egyptian family in the early 1960's.
Aaela Zeze

Anayat Hanim succeeded in having a clothing factory after the death of her husband, allowing her to live with her three daughters Samira, a bachelor of commerce, Kawther who cares only about physics, Laila who is not yet 14 years old and very lazy and dreams of the day he will marry so as not to go To school. Haj Awadallah owns a factory that he manages himself and supplies Hanayat Hanim with the finest fabrics, and thus a close relationship developed between them. Since he is single, he suggested to Annayat Hanim that they marry but they delayed the response and justified that she must marry the two girls first. Haj Awad asks his brother Fathallah and his friend Mamdouh to advance the brothers' sermon and send a telegram to Annayat Hanim telling her that the groom will arrive tomorrow.
The Groom Arrives Tomorrow

Atwa takes care of his little brother until he completes his education. Atwa works in a factory and has physical strength, which he exploits by working as a pimp on Imad al-Din Street. Rawhiyya, who lost her entire family at the hands of the British occupation, recognizes him. Atwa works as a spy for one of the princesses to convey news of the guerrillas, and Rawhiyya leaves him. When you know that.
Shayateen El Leyl

In the deserts of the Middle East, circa 1930s, a half-Arab-half-French adventurer named Aldar woos the Princess Yasmin while engaged in selling guns to warring factions.
The Desert Renegades

After Hassan and Hala split up, each moves on with their life as Hala marries a corrupt elderly businessman and Hassan loses his wife in a diving accident. Hala and Hassan reunite after many years apart in a dangerous situation that reignites their love story.
Hell Below Water

Three thieves steal a million liras from the Lebanese National Bank, but one of them decides to escape from his colleagues and take the money alone. He is chased twice by the police to arrest him, and by his colleagues to kill him and recover the money. On his escape journey, he meets a beautiful girl who changes his life and asks him to repent and return the money.
Sareq Al-Malyeen

Jamila falls in love with Raouf, a handsome young man and a friend of Nancy at first sight, to the extent that she gives herself to him.
Journals of a Teenager
After the skilled diver Hassan manages to capture the prince and his gang members, he receives his reward in exchange for informing the police about the prince's gang. The gang members escape during their deportation. The prince burns down Hassan's house, killing his wife and son. Hassan manages to find out where the treasure is. Shams accompanies him with her brother Shukry and his foreign friend Flora, who pays the costs of searching for the treasure.
Jahim 2 (Hurghada)

Eissa Al-Dabagh is a member of a washed-out political party that was defanged by the 1952 revolution. When he meets the prostitute Riri, he tries to use her to chase the mirage of the power and control he once had. But when he discovers that she is pregnant, he kicks her out.
The Quail and Autumn

A young Egyptian man travels with his family to Hurghada on a work trip, where he works with foreign tourists. There, he meets a woman with an Egyptian father and an American mother. Despite his family's objections, he falls in love and marries her after she becomes pregnant. However, their marriage soon faces challenges as cultural differences emerge—he is deeply rooted in Upper Egyptian traditions, while she embraces a modern American lifestyle.
Granita

Samia is the wife of the millionaire businessman Adel, whose secretary Maha succeeds in winning him over to marry her and separate from his wife. Souad also holds a grudge against her cousin Samia, and plans to marry Adel after failing six times in her previous marriages. Samia and Souad resort to sorcery and magic to win Adel. Samia seeks the help of her close friend Nawal to get her husband back, but she covets him and marries him.