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Wael Ihsan

Director • Born 1963

Wael Ihsan

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About

Wael Ihsan is an Egyptian director. He graduated at the faculty of commerce in 1986, then studied film production at the High Cinema Institute of Cairo until 1991. His breakthrough came at the early 2000s, with his debut “El Lemby”, which was one of the most successful films in Egyptian cinema history. He followed El Lemby with “Elly Baly Balak”, a sequel that was as successful as the first film. Ihsan then went on to make A-list star-led blockbuster comedies, like “Zaki Chan”, “Amir El Behar” (Prince of the Seas), “Bobbos” and “Nour Einy” (Light of My Eyes).

Known for

The Student Cop posterThe Student CopMovie • 2004Ramadan Mabrouk Abou El Allamen Hamouda posterRamadan Mabrouk Abou El Allamen HamoudaMovie • 2008Tarek's Situation posterTarek's SituationMovie • 2006Zaki Chan posterZaki ChanMovie • 2005Bobbos posterBobbosMovie • 2009Light of My Eyes posterLight of My EyesMovie • 2010An Hour and a Half posterAn Hour and a HalfMovie • 2012The Nightingale of Dokki posterThe Nightingale of DokkiMovie • 2008El Lemby posterEl LembyMovie • 2002Life's Speed Bump posterLife's Speed BumpMovie • 2006Prince of the Seas posterPrince of the SeasMovie • 2009You Know Who posterYou Know WhoMovie • 2003Born to Be a Criminal posterBorn to Be a CriminalMovie • 2006