Yousry Nasrallah

Yousry Nasrallah
Yousry Nasrallah in 2009.
Born	(1952-07-26) 26 July 1952 Cairo, Egypt
Nationality	Egypt
Education	economics and political science, Cairo University
Alma mater	Cairo University
Occupation	Film Director
Years active	1978-present
Notable work	After the Battle

Yousry Nasrallah (Arabic: يسرى نصر الله  pronounced [ˈjosɾi nɑsˤˈɾɑllɑ]) (born 26 July 1952) is an Egyptian film director.

Biography

Nasrallah was born to a Coptic Christian family in Cairo. He graduated in economics and political science at Cairo University. Following, he worked as a film critic and directing assistant in Beirut from 1978 to 1982. He became assistant to Youssef Chahine whose company Misr International would go on to produce his films. Nasrallah's works have dealt with themes of leftism, Islamic fundamentalism, and expatriation.

His 2012 film After the Battle competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

Films

• Sariqat Sayfiyya (Summer Thefts) (1985).
• Mercedes (1993).
• On Boys, Girls and the Veil (1995).
• El-Madina (The City) (1999).
• Bab el Chams (The Gate of Sun) (2003).
• Genenet al Asmak (The Aquarium) (2008).
• Ehki ya shahrazade (Scheherazade Tell Me a Story) (2009).
• After the Battle (2012)
• Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces (2016)

Notes

• Shafik, V., Leaman, O. (ed.), 106, 2001, Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film, Routledge (ISBN 0-415-18703-6)
• Yousry Nasrallah:Biography and Filmography from Cannes Film Festival.
• link to New York Times Aug. 12, 2011 review of "Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story" [1]

Further reading

• Benjamin Geer, "Yousry Nasrallah: The Pursuit of Autonomy in the Arab and European Film Markets in: Josef Gugler (ed.), Ten Arab Filmmakers: Political Dissent and Social Critique, Indiana University Press, 2015, ISBN 978-0-253-01644-7, pp. 142–164

External links

• Yousry Nasrallah at IMDb