Yousry Nasrallah (born 1952) is an Egypt

Egypt

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ian film director

Film director

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.

Nasrallah was born to a Coptic Christian family in Cairo

Cairo

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. He graduated in economics

Economics

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 and political science

Political science

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 at Cairo University

Cairo University

Cairo University is a public university located in Giza, Egypt.The university was founded on December 21, 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national center for educational thought...

. Following, he worked as a film critic and directing assistant in Beirut

Beirut

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 from 1978 to 1982. He became assistant to Youssef Chahine

Youssef Chahine

Youssef Chahine was an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since 1950. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif...

 whose company Misr International would go on to produce his films. Nasrallah's works have dealt with themes of leftism, Islamic fundamentalism

Islamic fundamentalism

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, and expatriation.

Films

• Sariqat Sayfiyya (Summer Thefts) (1985).
• The Mercedes (1993).
• On Boys, Girls and the Veil (1995).
• al-Madina (The City) (1999).
• Bab el Chams
  The Gate of Sun
  The Gate of Sun is a 2004 French-Egyptian war film directed by Yousry Nasrallah. It was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Hiam Abbass - Um Youness* Fady Abou-Samra - Dr...
  
  (The Gate of Sun) (2003).
• Genenet al Asmak (Aquarium) (2008).
• Ehki ya shahrazade (Scheherazade Tell Me a Story) (2009).

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