Marwan Hamed ( ar, مروان حامد; born May 29, 1977) is a young

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

ian film director.Adil M. Asgarov, 'Hamed, Marwan (1977–)',
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'. He is the son of author

Wahid Hamed Wahid Hamed ( ar, وحيد حامد; 1 July 1944 – 2 January 2021) was an Egyptian screenwriter. Personal life Hamed was born in Beni Quraysh, Sharqia Governorate. He moved to Cairo in 1963 to study in the Department of Sociology at Cairo Un ...

and journalist Zeinab Sweidan. His debut was a short film entitled ''Li Li'' followed by a major feature film entitled''

The Yacoubian Building ''The Yacoubian Building'' ( ar, عمارة يعقوبيان ''‘Imārat Ya‘qūbyān'') is a novel by Egyptian author Alaa-Al-Aswany. The book was made into a film of the same name in 2006 and into a TV series in 2007. Published in Arabi ...

''based on a

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

Alaa Al Aswany Alaa Al Aswany ( ar, علاء الأسواني, ; born 26 May 1957) is an Egyptian writer, novelist, and a founding member of the political movement Kefaya. Early life and career Al Aswany was born on 26 May 1957 in Cairo. His mother, Zainab ...

and starring

Adel Emam Adel Emam ( ar, عادل إمام; born 17 May 1940 is an Egyptian film, television, and stage actor. He is primarily a comedian, but he has starred in more serious works and, combined comedy with romance especially in his earlier films, which i ...

. He has taken part in direction of the series ''Lahzat Harija'' and has filmed a music video for

Amr Diab Amr Diab ( ar, عمرو دياب, link=no, ; born on 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian singer, composer and actor. He has established himself as a globally acclaimed recording artist and author. He is a Guinness World Record holder, the best sell ...

. ''The Yacoubian Building'' was followed by ''

Ibrahim Labyad Ibrahim Labyad ( ar, إبراهيم الأبيض) is a 2009 Egyptian Action drama film directed by Marwan Hamed. Cast * Ahmed El-Sakka - Ibrahim * Hend Sabry - Horeya * Amr Waked - Ashry * Mahmoud Abdel Aziz - Abdul-Malek Zarzur * Bassem S ...

'' starring

Ahmed El-Sakka Ahmed Mohamed Salah El Din El Sakka ( ar, أحمد محمد صلاح الدين السقا; born March 1, 1973) is an Egyptian action actor. The son of theatre director Salah El Sakka, he began his career with uncredited roles in a lot of films ...

and

Hend Sabry Hend Sabry ( ar, هند صبري, born 20 November 1979) is a Tunisian people, Tunisian Egyptians, Egyptian actress working in Cinema of Egypt, Egypt. Career Sabry starred as "'Ola" in the Egyptian Television Network, Egyptian television drama ...

and was released in 2009. Then he released

The Blue Elephant ''The Blue Elephant'' ( arz, الفيل الأزرق, Al Fil Al Azraq) is a 2014 Egyptian drama/ horror/ mystery film produced and directed by Marwan Hamed in Cairo, Egypt. The story was originally translated into film from a 2012 Arabic novel wri ...

starring actor

Karim Abdel Aziz Karim Abdel Aziz ( ar, كريم عبد العزيز) (born August 17, 1975) is an Egyptian actor. He is the son of instructor Mohammad Abdul Aziz and nephew of film director Omar Abdel Aziz Biography Karim Abdel Aziz was born August 17, 1975 ...

and Khaled Al Sawy, and is based on Ahmed Mourad's novel of the same name. His last released film is The Originals starting Khaled el Sawy, Maged el Kedwany and Menna Shalby

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