Ibrahim El Samman

History

Egyptian actor and theatre director. He studied at the Higher Institute of Performing Arts and is now doing his graduate studies. He has directed many plays, one of which is titled The Portrait, for which he won many international awards including best play and best director. His works as an actor include The People of Cairo (2010), Sealing Wax (2010), and Eye of a Needle (2012).

Movies

Ashbah Europa

A wife gives birth to sextuplets, forcing the husband to sell three of their children due to poverty. When the wife finds out, she decides to leave her husband and travel abroad and many conflicts arise between siblings in the future.

Nin9

Nine people with mutual history meet in one place, which eventually reveals a lot of dark secrets that were hidden for too long. A ruthless battle ensues between them, but who will finally have the upper hand?

Bittersweet

Masry el Araby is an American-Egyptian citizen who travels back to his home town (in Egypt) after living in the US for 20 years. He has this idea of Egypt being a wonderful and amazing country, but the idea soon crashes as he faces reality. After arriving in Egypt, Masry is treated badly when he uses his Egyptian Passport. But then when he starts using his American Passport as an identification card, he is paid with a lot of respect. He faces many problems as he loses both passports.