Khalil Shawky

The Mountain (1965)

A young architect struggles to convince a superstitious community, in thrall to antiquity traffickers, to build houses instead of living in precarious mountain caves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khalil Shawky
CAST:  Samira Ahmed  •  Omar El-Hariri  •  Laila Fawzy  •  Salah Qabil

A young architect struggles to convince a superstitious community, in thrall to antiquity traffickers, to build houses instead of living in precarious mountain caves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khalil Shawky
CAST:  Samira Ahmed  •  Omar El-Hariri  •  Laila Fawzy  •  Salah Qabil

Madness of Youth (1975)

Salwa lives in a conflict between her weak mother and her lying father. Her friend Esmat introducer her to Alaa, a liberal who rejects traditions and moral restrictions in favor of bohemian life. Salwa falls for Alaa and runs away from home to live with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khalil Shawky
CAST:  Ahmed Ramzy  •  Mervat Amin  •  Mariam Fakhr Eddine  •  Mahmoud El Meligy

Salwa lives in a conflict between her weak mother and her lying father. Her friend Esmat introducer her to Alaa, a liberal who rejects traditions and moral restrictions in favor of bohemian life. Salwa falls for Alaa and runs away from home to live with him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khalil Shawky
CAST:  Ahmed Ramzy  •  Mervat Amin  •  Mariam Fakhr Eddine  •  Mahmoud El Meligy

Girls Camp (1967)

In Abu Qir, two adjacent camps are set up, one for boys and one for girls. The supervisors of the two camps, Nadia and Hassan, must find a common ground when they clash over Nadia's strict attempts to keep the students separated by gender, and Hassan's wish to let ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khalil Shawky
CAST:  Ahmed Mazhar  •  Laila Taher  •  Galal Issa  •  Ezzat Al Alaily

In Abu Qir, two adjacent camps are set up, one for boys and one for girls. The supervisors of the two camps, Nadia and Hassan, must find a common ground when they clash over Nadia's strict attempts to keep the students separated by gender, and Hassan's wish to let ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khalil Shawky
CAST:  Ahmed Mazhar  •  Laila Taher  •  Galal Issa  •  Ezzat Al Alaily

Everyday's Game (1971)

A group of people who come from the countryside to the capital in search of a source of livelihood, including (Shbara), who works as a car caller, gets to know (Inshirah), and they fall in love. (Shbara)’s boss wants (Inshirah) for himself, so he plots to keep him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khalil Shawky
CAST:  Nabila Obeid  •  Magda El Khatib  •  Tahiya Cariocca  •  Abdel Moneim Ibrahim

A group of people who come from the countryside to the capital in search of a source of livelihood, including (Shbara), who works as a car caller, gets to know (Inshirah), and they fall in love. (Shbara)’s boss wants (Inshirah) for himself, so he plots to keep him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khalil Shawky
CAST:  Nabila Obeid  •  Magda El Khatib  •  Tahiya Cariocca  •  Abdel Moneim Ibrahim