Hend Sabry

Hend Sabry is a Tunisian actress. She was born in Kebili province in Tunisia, and holds a degree in Intellectual Property. She started to become a recognized actress since she appeared in the films “Mousem Alregal” (Men's Season) and “Samt Alqosur” (Silence of the Palaces) by director Mofida Altelaly. She attracted the attention of Egyptian director Inas Eldegheidy, and she eventually cast her as the lead in her film “Mozakirat Morahiqa” (Diary of an Adolescent) in 2001. Among her most notable roles were those in films like Dawood Abdel Sayed's “Mowaten we Mokhber we Haramy” (A Citizen, an Informant and a Thief) “Ayez Haqy” (I Want my Rights), “Ahla El Awa'at” (Best Times), and the television series “Aywa Atgawez” (I Want to Get Married) and “Embratoreyet Meen” (Who's Empire?).

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Best Times (2004)

Ahla el-Awqat (The Best of Times) tells the story of a successful middle-aged woman (Salma, played by Hanan Tork) who is left to live with her step father after a not-so-tragic accident that claims the life of her mother. Salma goes on a quest to find out the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hala Khalil
CAST:  Hanan Turk  •  Hend Sabry  •  Amr Waked  •  Khaled Saleh

Ahla el-Awqat (The Best of Times) tells the story of a successful middle-aged woman (Salma, played by Hanan Tork) who is left to live with her step father after a not-so-tragic accident that claims the life of her mother. Salma goes on a quest to find out the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hala Khalil
CAST:  Hanan Turk  •  Hend Sabry  •  Amr Waked  •  Khaled Saleh

Downtown Girls (2005)

Story of two working girls and their adventures in the city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Khan
CAST:  Hend Sabry  •  Menna Shalabi  •  Khaled Abol Naga  •  Mohamed Nagaty

Story of two working girls and their adventures in the city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohamed Khan
CAST:  Hend Sabry  •  Menna Shalabi  •  Khaled Abol Naga  •  Mohamed Nagaty

Ouija (2006)

Two strangers try to solve a mystery that revolves around both of their tragic pasts. At the heart of the mystery lies a mystic board with an ability to kill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khaled Youssef
CAST:  Hani Salama  •  Sherif Mounir  •  Menna Shalabi  •  Hend Sabry

Two strangers try to solve a mystery that revolves around both of their tragic pasts. At the heart of the mystery lies a mystic board with an ability to kill.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Khaled Youssef
CAST:  Hani Salama  •  Sherif Mounir  •  Menna Shalabi  •  Hend Sabry

The Island (2007)

Mansour El-Hefny’s wealthy family rule an Upper Egyptian island. Some police officers facilite their arms dealing in exchange for information, and corrupt parliament members use their immunity to par-take in their drug trade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Arafa
CAST:  Ahmed El Sakka  •  Hend Sabry  •  Zeina  •  Mahmoud Yassine

Mansour El-Hefny’s wealthy family rule an Upper Egyptian island. Some police officers facilite their arms dealing in exchange for information, and corrupt parliament members use their immunity to par-take in their drug trade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Arafa
CAST:  Ahmed El Sakka  •  Hend Sabry  •  Zeina  •  Mahmoud Yassine

Asmaa (2011)

A woman who suffers from AIDS decides not to surrender to the fatal disease. She exerts huge efforts in trying to recover or by helping those who suffer the same disease by giving them glimmers of hope.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amr Salama
CAST:  Hend Sabry  •  Maged El Kedwany  •  Hani Adel  •  Bayoumi Fouad

A woman who suffers from AIDS decides not to surrender to the fatal disease. She exerts huge efforts in trying to recover or by helping those who suffer the same disease by giving them glimmers of hope.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amr Salama
CAST:  Hend Sabry  •  Maged El Kedwany  •  Hani Adel  •  Bayoumi Fouad

Ibrahim El-Abyad (2009)

After witnessing the murder of his father as a child, Ibrahim is drawn into the criminal underworld of Egypt. While making a name for himself with his best friend Ashri, he finds his high school sweetheart Houria and manages to rekindle their love, but paths ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marwan Hamed
CAST:  Ahmed El Sakka  •  Hend Sabry  •  Amr Waked  •  Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

After witnessing the murder of his father as a child, Ibrahim is drawn into the criminal underworld of Egypt. While making a name for himself with his best friend Ashri, he finds his high school sweetheart Houria and manages to rekindle their love, but paths ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marwan Hamed
CAST:  Ahmed El Sakka  •  Hend Sabry  •  Amr Waked  •  Mahmoud Abdel Aziz

18 Days (2011)

10 Film makers made 10 Separate stories about the "25January " revolution in Egypt and the Egyptian people in the revolution and the protests against the previous President Hosni Mubarak and the departure of President Hosni Mubarak and also displays what happened ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Abdullah  •  Ahmad Alaa  •  Yousry Nasrallah  •  Sherif Arafa  •  Mariam Abou Ouf  •  Kamla Abu Zekry  •  Muhammad Ali  •  Sherif El Bendary  •  Marwan Hamed  •  Khaled Marei
CAST:  Mona Zaki  •  Nahed El Sebai  •  Amr Waked  •  Ahmed Al Fishawy

10 Film makers made 10 Separate stories about the "25January " revolution in Egypt and the Egyptian people in the revolution and the protests against the previous President Hosni Mubarak and the departure of President Hosni Mubarak and also displays what happened ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Abdullah  •  Ahmad Alaa  •  Yousry Nasrallah  •  Sherif Arafa  •  Mariam Abou Ouf  •  Kamla Abu Zekry  •  Muhammad Ali  •  Sherif El Bendary  •  Marwan Hamed  •  Khaled Marei
CAST:  Mona Zaki  •  Nahed El Sebai  •  Amr Waked  •  Ahmed Al Fishawy

The Bookstore (2002)

After a few years spent in France and in the West Indies, Jamil comes home as a broken man. He arrives in a bookshop in the center of colonial Tunis for a temporary job as a clerk. He is attracted to Aicha, 15 years older woman and the mother of the book shop owner ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba
CAST:  Yadh Beji  •  Martine Gafsi  •  Ahmed Hafiane  •  Hend Sabry

After a few years spent in France and in the West Indies, Jamil comes home as a broken man. He arrives in a bookshop in the center of colonial Tunis for a temporary job as a clerk. He is attracted to Aicha, 15 years older woman and the mother of the book shop owner ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba
CAST:  Yadh Beji  •  Martine Gafsi  •  Ahmed Hafiane  •  Hend Sabry

A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief (2001)

Selim, a handsome and successful writer triggers an elaborate chain of events when he visits police headquarters to report his car stolen. There he runs into the bumbling Sergeant Fathy Abdel Ghafour, an old family friend who now works as a detective. When the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daoud Abdel Sayed
CAST:  Khaled Abol Naga  •  Hend Sabry  •  Salah Abdallah  •  Shaaban Abdel Rahim

Selim, a handsome and successful writer triggers an elaborate chain of events when he visits police headquarters to report his car stolen. There he runs into the bumbling Sergeant Fathy Abdel Ghafour, an old family friend who now works as a detective. When the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daoud Abdel Sayed
CAST:  Khaled Abol Naga  •  Hend Sabry  •  Salah Abdallah  •  Shaaban Abdel Rahim

The Season of Men (2000)

An 18 year old on the island Djerba, Aicha, is married to Said, who works in Tunis for much of the year. Aicha breaks with tradition and decides to join Said in Tunis, weaving rugs to make money. Said asks that she give him a son, so Aicha lives under the rule of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moufida Tlatli
CAST:  Rabia Ben Abdallah  •  Sabah Bouzouita  •  Ghalia Ben Ali  •  Ezzedine Gannoun

An 18 year old on the island Djerba, Aicha, is married to Said, who works in Tunis for much of the year. Aicha breaks with tradition and decides to join Said in Tunis, weaving rugs to make money. Said asks that she give him a son, so Aicha lives under the rule of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moufida Tlatli
CAST:  Rabia Ben Abdallah  •  Sabah Bouzouita  •  Ghalia Ben Ali  •  Ezzedine Gannoun

Heliopolis (2010)

8 characters skew lifelines that never really intersect in the suburb of Heliopolis in Cairo within a frame of time of 24 hours all in a very stagnant state and never achieving goals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Abdullah
CAST:  Khaled Abol Naga  •  Yosra El Lozy  •  Hani Adel  •  Mahmoud ElLozy

8 characters skew lifelines that never really intersect in the suburb of Heliopolis in Cairo within a frame of time of 24 hours all in a very stagnant state and never achieving goals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ahmed Abdullah
CAST:  Khaled Abol Naga  •  Yosra El Lozy  •  Hani Adel  •  Mahmoud ElLozy

The Silences of the Palace (1994)

The death of a prince brings a young woman back to the palace where she was born into servitude. The lingering legacy is brought into light from behind frosted windows and velvet curtains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moufida Tlatli
CAST:  Amel Hedhili  •  Najia Ouerghi  •  Fatima Ben Saïdane  •  Zahira Ben Ammar

The death of a prince brings a young woman back to the palace where she was born into servitude. The lingering legacy is brought into light from behind frosted windows and velvet curtains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moufida Tlatli
CAST:  Amel Hedhili  •  Najia Ouerghi  •  Fatima Ben Saïdane  •  Zahira Ben Ammar

The Aquarium (2008)

Youssef is a hotshot anesthesiologist who often sleeps in his car for privacy. Laila is the careerist host of a late night radio call-in show. These two members of Cairo's elite, lost souls traveling parallel paths of longing and disconnection, are the principal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yousry Nasrallah
CAST:  Hend Sabry  •  Amr Waked  •  Gamil Ratib  •  Samah Anwar

Youssef is a hotshot anesthesiologist who often sleeps in his car for privacy. Laila is the careerist host of a late night radio call-in show. These two members of Cairo's elite, lost souls traveling parallel paths of longing and disconnection, are the principal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yousry Nasrallah
CAST:  Hend Sabry  •  Amr Waked  •  Gamil Ratib  •  Samah Anwar

The Yacoubian Building (2006)

Cairo: a 70-year-old building of once-luxury flats with tenements on the roof. Zika, an aging libertine, feuds with his sister. Pius Haj Azzam takes a second wife, in secret, to satisfy sexual drive within religious bounds. Bothayna, poor and beautiful, supports ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marwan Hamed
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Yousra  •  Esaad Younes

Cairo: a 70-year-old building of once-luxury flats with tenements on the roof. Zika, an aging libertine, feuds with his sister. Pius Haj Azzam takes a second wife, in secret, to satisfy sexual drive within religious bounds. Bothayna, poor and beautiful, supports ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marwan Hamed
CAST:  Adel Emam  •  Nour El-Sherif  •  Yousra  •  Esaad Younes

The Flower of Aleppo (2016)

Salma is a 37 years old paramedic nurse working in private and public hospitals in Tunisia. When her only son, Murad, go to Syria to join the terrorist movement Al-Nusra Front, Salma infiltrate the jihadists with the aim to bring her son back to Tunisia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridha Behi
CAST:  Hend Sabry  •  Hichem Rostom  •  Badis Behi  •  Ahmed Hafiene

Salma is a 37 years old paramedic nurse working in private and public hospitals in Tunisia. When her only son, Murad, go to Syria to join the terrorist movement Al-Nusra Front, Salma infiltrate the jihadists with the aim to bring her son back to Tunisia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridha Behi
CAST:  Hend Sabry  •  Hichem Rostom  •  Badis Behi  •  Ahmed Hafiene

The Island 2 (2014)

Following the events of the first part, Mansour Al-Hefni escapes from prison and reunites with his son Ali and brother to return to the island to recover what they have lost. Mansour must stand against his old love Karima while the leader of the travelers tribe ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Arafa
CAST:  Ahmed El Sakka  •  Hend Sabry  •  Khaled Saleh  •  Khaled El Sawy

Following the events of the first part, Mansour Al-Hefni escapes from prison and reunites with his son Ali and brother to return to the island to recover what they have lost. Mansour must stand against his old love Karima while the leader of the travelers tribe ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Arafa
CAST:  Ahmed El Sakka  •  Hend Sabry  •  Khaled Saleh  •  Khaled El Sawy

Excuse My French (2014)

A Christian kid suddenly is forced to go to a public school after his father dies and because of a misunderstanding everyone thinks that he's a Muslim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amr Salama
CAST:  Ahmed Helmy  •  Ahmed Dash  •  Kinda Alloush  •  Hani Adel

A Christian kid suddenly is forced to go to a public school after his father dies and because of a misunderstanding everyone thinks that he's a Muslim.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Amr Salama
CAST:  Ahmed Helmy  •  Ahmed Dash  •  Kinda Alloush  •  Hani Adel

Clay Dolls (2004)

The 40-year-old Omrane is in charge to find maid placements in Tunis for the girls from his village. But the most rebel of the girls has escaped and he has to look for her to get her back in the right path. The girl refuses to lose the freedom she just obtained. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nouri Bouzid
CAST:  Ahmed Hafiene  •  Oumeyma Bel Hafsia  •  Lotfi Abdelli  •  Hend Sabry

The 40-year-old Omrane is in charge to find maid placements in Tunis for the girls from his village. But the most rebel of the girls has escaped and he has to look for her to get her back in the right path. The girl refuses to lose the freedom she just obtained. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nouri Bouzid
CAST:  Ahmed Hafiene  •  Oumeyma Bel Hafsia  •  Lotfi Abdelli  •  Hend Sabry

The Treasure: Truth & Imagination (2017)

The events revolve around three eras: the Pharaonic era, the Mamluk era, and the first half of the 20th century. The events revolve around corruption and the power of some clerics over the ages to power and false and bad dealings with the people, and how to involve ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Arafa
CAST:  Hend Sabry  •  Mohamed Ramadan  •  Ahmed Rizq  •  Amina Khalil

The events revolve around three eras: the Pharaonic era, the Mamluk era, and the first half of the 20th century. The events revolve around corruption and the power of some clerics over the ages to power and false and bad dealings with the people, and how to involve ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Arafa
CAST:  Hend Sabry  •  Mohamed Ramadan  •  Ahmed Rizq  •  Amina Khalil

The Treasure : Love & Destiny (2019)

A sequel to The Treasure (Part 1) - Reality & Fantasy (2017) The movie resumes with the stories of Hatsheput in the Pharaonic era, Ali al-Zaibaq during the Ottoman era and Beshr al-Katatini, head of State Security Investigations Service, who faces new challenges ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Arafa
CAST:  Mohamed Saad  •  Mohamed Ramadan  •  Hend Sabry  •  Ahmed Hatem

A sequel to The Treasure (Part 1) - Reality & Fantasy (2017) The movie resumes with the stories of Hatsheput in the Pharaonic era, Ali al-Zaibaq during the Ottoman era and Beshr al-Katatini, head of State Security Investigations Service, who faces new challenges ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sherif Arafa
CAST:  Mohamed Saad  •  Mohamed Ramadan  •  Hend Sabry  •  Ahmed Hatem
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