Movies by Kamal Atteya

Medinet Al Samt

Medinet Al Samt

A crime journalist stumbles upon a crime when he takes a taxi ride with a group of criminals, only for the taxi driver to turn up dead.

Message To God

Message To God

Hussein is a train inspector who feels guilty after a passenger dies during his attempt to escape detection. His daughter, Aisha, battles a lot of existential questions about God.

Om Hashim's Lamp

Om Hashim's Lamp

This 1968 film adaptation of Yahya Haqqi's 1943 novel "The Lamp of Om Hashem" explores the liminal space between the modern and traditional worlds. Set in one of Cairo's densely-populated neighborhoods, Sayyida Zeinab, the film showcases beautiful scenes from city life.

Our Gang Doesn't Have Any Other Branches

Our Gang Doesn't Have Any Other Branches

Abbas invents candy claiming that it strengthens the body and cures diseases, and people rush to buy it, which makes him rich enough to marry Nazira, but that angers nurse Rayisa who loves Abbas and makes her inform the police of poisoning cases from eating the candy invented by Abbas.

Girl of 17

Girl of 17

Law student Safaa (Zubaida Tharwat) loves her colleague Kamal (Ahmed Ramzy), and the two want to get married. However, her father Ibrahim (Hussein Riad) opposes this relationship because Kamal's mother, Horia (Zouzou Madi), runs her house as a gambling ground. He tries hard to sever the ties between them, but the father's efforts go down the drain because the two lovers are attached to each other. The father turns to his friend Dr. Refaat (Mahmoud Zulfikar) asking him to intervene, but Refaat advises the father not to stand in his daughter's...

Hadith almadina

Hadith almadina

The film revolves around a famous football player who meets a flirtatious girl, until his athletic level deteriorates, affecting his future. His teammates and friends cooperate until he leaves the girl and returns to his former self.