Sherif Desouqy

Actor

Alexandria, Egypt

Biography

An Egyptian actor, born in Alexandria. He turned to the theater as his father was the manager of the Ismail Yassine Theater. He directed a number of plays, including the play Not Except, which he presented with the Barah troupe. He made his film debut in Violence and Sarcasm (2003). In 2010, he made Microphone, with director Ahmed Abdullah, whom he later collaborated with again in the movie Ext. Night. He participated in the series Like Roses (2012). Among his other notable work: Multifaceted, N…

Filmography

8.1

Apartment Works

Dr Raouf

Starring Hesham Maged and Asmaa Galal, House Duties follows Hamdi, a forensic doctor, and his wife as they desperately search for a home manager to help with their newborn twins. What follows is a parade of wildly unsuitable candidates — phone-addicted, boundary-crossing and thoroughly chaotic — while Hamdi's own bizarre cases at work add to the mayhem. A sharply written, situation-comedy standout praised for its wit and performances.

8.1

Multifaceted

سباعي

Sokkar is a professional swindler who gets outdone by Omar, another swindler. As she enters into a series of conflicts to get her money back from him, she eventually decides to unite with him to carry out bigger defrauding operations.

5.5

The Stories

Marai

The Stories is a decades-spanning Egyptian family saga and love story set between the late 1960s and 1980s. The film follows Ahmed, a young man from a Middle-Class Cairo family who dreams of becoming a concert pianist. During the tense summer of 1967, as war looms over Egypt, he begins a pen-pal correspondence with an Austrian woman named Elizabeth (“Liz”). A semi-autobiographical film based on the director's parents and how they met.

7.1

Paranormal

Set in the 1960s; Paranormal follows the adventures of Dr. Refaat Ismail, a professor of hematology, as he comes up against various supernatural events with the help of his Scottish old flame, Maggie.

6.0

Release

مختار

After 15 years behind bars, Abbas El Rayyes walks free—stained with the blood of his family. With his cousin’s help, he seeks redemption, only to confront a world far darker than his prison cell.

5.7

His All-Knowing Secret

Between the past and the present, the events of the series follow Sultan Hamed, a popular hero at the time of the French campaign who turns into a legend that has shrines in many villages of Egypt. At the same time, Hamed, a jewelry maker, devotes his life to revealing the sultan's secret and finds himself fleeing from antiquity smugglers.

7.5

Naguib Zahi Zarkash

The life of the wealthy man Naguib Zahi Zarkash, takes an unexpected turn after he discovers the shocking secret of having a son that he knows nothing about. With the help of his servant, he succeeds in reaching three young men, that his son might be one of them.

N/A

Shoulder Touch

Adham (Yasser Galaal) is a former boxer who uses his physical robustness in criminal activities. After he gets out of jail, he decides to quit, but he has to stand up to the pressure of the mobsters who want to keep his illicit services.

8.5

Together

خورشيد

At the heart of a humble neighbourhood, an extraordinary love between Ahlam and Ibrahim blooms amid external obstacles and the intrusion of an obsessive man, wrapped in a pulse-pounding and romantic ambience.

5.5

One Second

محمود الشامي - والد دينا

The story follows a young man who gets to know a girl and causes her many problems. But when he's exposed to an accident, his life takes a drastic turn.

7.0

Lucifer's Kingdom

In a local Egyptian neighborhood, the death of the headman Fathy Eblis gives way to a series of vengeful acts and unleashes chaos upon the people.

6.7

Bogeyman

مريض المستشفى

The events of the film revolve in one day around Sultan, a veteran criminal who was released from prison. But, he is surprised by the appearance of his two sons which he knew nothing while beings forced to escape with them amid a gang pursuing him.

3.6

God Bless Your Home

Amer impersonates an educational doctor to enter the Vision School and work there after he plans this with his friend Lotfi, the secretary of the school manager, Zahra. While he succeeds in gaining the trust and love of the people around him, he hides something from everyone

7.1

A Stand Worthy of Men

حسين

A comedy about a group of friends as they get reunited to help one of their own find his way out of major trouble. As the situation gets more complicated, they are forced to take a trip to a coastal town.

7.3

Face and Back

After stealing money from his company and running away, Jamal starts a medical practice under a fake name, but the nurse he hires has a secret of her own.

7.3

El Harifa

Mohamed Saad (School Principal)

Uprooted from his old life when he transfers schools, a gifted footballer finds a second chance with a local team chasing a coveted championship.

5.3

My Bride

حسن كيسه - ديليفري مخدرات

The story follows a young man and woman who go through various situations in their journey to find the right partner, which raises questions about traditional marriage and marriage based on love.

7.5

El Ruby House

When a private family event is leaked on social media, Ibrahim decides to move to a village with his wife and children, far from people and the pressure of modern life. After his younger brother, Ehab, convinces Ibrahim to return to the city for some important paperwork, the family embarks on a trip full of surprises bound to change their lives.

4.9

The Humans and the Mongoose

The story follows a poor government employee who lands in a lot of trouble because of his father's profession, while he falls for a girl who tries to help him solve his problems.

5.5

Mom Is Pregnant

دكتور بليغ

When their sixty-something mother announces she’s pregnant, Esam and Basem find themselves in hilarious situations as they try to get her to have an abortion.