
Faisal Al-Yasiri
Creator
Biography
He was born in 1933. He worked in journalism in 1948. He published a collection of short stories titled On the Road. He also published a novel titled She Was a Virgin (1952). Before turning to the cinema, he obtained a distinction in directing and editing for television from Vienna, and worked in 1958 as a director for Baghdad TV. He also worked from 1959 to 1962 as a director for East Germany TV, and at the end of 1965, he worked on Syrian TV until his work in the movie The Head (1976) in Iraq. He directed a number of documentaries and about ten feature films, including the films: The River (1977), and The Sniper (1979). Among the television series that he directed are: Gold Dinars, and The Blue Book.
Known For

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Iftah Ya Simsim

A story unfolds with a dying king revealing to his three daughters that one of them must ascend to the throne. However, each princess, aspiring to become the next monarch, must undertake tasks bestowed by the moon priestess. Their ultimate quest involves retrieving a golden apple, a sacred symbol, to be presented at the temple, signifying the chosen one's rightful claim to the title of the new queen.
The Princess and the River

Funny tales drawn from folklore and includes a large group of songs that correspond to the content of each tale.
الطرائف الغريبة والنوادر العجيبة

It tells about a group of Iraqi expatriates who arrive at home and try to learn the Arabic language.
اللسان العربي

The series talks about a man who has The Box of Wonders. He rotates between alleys and gathers children around him, telling them rare and wondrous tales and the wisdom derived from those tales in a fun and comic atmosphere.
صندوق الدنيا

A festival is being held in Babylon, to which archeologists, artists, and media professionals are invited, along with an Egyptian television delegation headed by an archaeologist. This scholar meets an Iraqi girl who bears Iraqi features, and gives her appearance the impression that the archaeologist, the archaeologist, and that his dream has begun to materialize in front of him, and a group of comic situations begins.
Babel habibiti

The series talks about the Arab pioneers in science, arts and literature in the Abbasid boom era.
أوائل العرب
The Ammunitions series talks about the cultural and scientific heritage of the ancestors in a dramatic plot.
Ammunitions

Tayseer, a conservative man, has grown with a particular hang-up caused by his sister's marriage without his consent. When a man proposes to his daughter Kawthar, Tayseer vehemently opposes their relationship, even if the two are deeply in love. Is it too late to rid him of his hang-up?
The Mexican Hoax

The series deals with separate episodes of many important stories. Among these stories are (Sabra Al Yasser), (Faraj after hardship), the story of the arguing woman, the story of the land of Abdan Al-Hadrami, and other important stories.
حكايات قبل أن تنزل الآيات

Television episodes aimed at educating the student in a way away from the traditional methods of the Arabic language teacher.
اللغة العربية

Our neighborhood workshop, is an educational series for young and old. Introduces the viewer to many popular professions and crafts such as farming and making the musical lute, and the series is interspersed with 30 songs about various professions and crafts.
ورشة حارتنا

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Hamido's Return

The film narrates the world of fishermen, where they face greed and exploitation by a figure called "Sabti," who exploits the fishermen and takes everything from them, reaping the profits while they receive nothing. Mahmoud (the leader of the Nu'mani tribe) confronts him, refusing to be exploited, but he soon disappears under mysterious circumstances, leading to the cessation of the struggle.
The River

Khud Beydi is a Ramadan program produced in Iraq in 1997 in cooperation with the Iqraa satellite channel. It includes video clips, voiceover, and many songs.
خذ بيدي

The film depicts the biography of King Ghazi, one of the kings of Iraq in the 1930s, who sought to break free from the bonds of British colonization and adopt a nationalist path. This led various parties to attempt his assassination, including the servant Sa'id, who is also disposed of after the assassination. The film also portrays aspects of life in Iraq during the 1930s.
King Ghazi of Iraq

The film portrays a snapshot of the Lebanese Civil War through the behavior of a sniper who ruthlessly kills his targets. Through this, many social contradictions and conflicts amid the Lebanese Civil War are revealed, as a bloody conflict rages between factions with no relenting or desire to cease the bloodshed.
The Sniper

The events take place between Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. Chases and searches occur between the police and smugglers, where a group of villains stole the head of King Santrouk II, who held a significant position in history.
The Head

The events of the film take place in the year 2008, during a period of security instability that gradually tends towards relative stability. The story highlights the struggle of Iraqi women and their determination to organize their family lives amid exceptional circumstances that placed all Iraqis under threat.