Daoud Abdel Sayed

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He is an Egyptian director and scriptwriter. He received a bachelor's degree in film directing from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1967. His ambition in childhood was not to be a film director but he wanted to be a journalist. He started working as an assistant director in some films, Who lost his shadow) to Kamal Sheikh, and (illusions of love) to Mamdouh Shukri. To make social films after his passion for monitoring the city and its people. He presented many of the most important documentary films (The Wise Will of a Wise Man in Village Affairs and Education 1976), (Work in the Field 1979), and (on People, Prophets and Artists 1980). On film, he directed "The Thongs", "The Land of Fear" and "Letters of the Sea".

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Out of the Ordinary Trailer (2015)

24 November 2015

When Yehia's scientific investigation of the paranormal yields nothing, he takes a forced vacation from his work and regular life.

Land of Dreams Trailer (1993)

27 September 1993

Ahmed leaves the town after his boss refuses to marry his daughter to him, but his father's passing forces him to go back and deal with unexpected issues.

Land of Fear Trailer (2000)

15 March 2000

A police officer is chosen in the late 1960s for a unique and lifelong mission: to infiltrate Egypt’s criminal underworld.

A Citizen, a Detective and a Thief Trailer (2001)

15 December 2001

Selim, a handsome and successful writer triggers an elaborate chain of events when he visits police headquarters to report his car stolen.

The Vagabonds Trailer (1985)

08 February 1985

The film that established Abdel Sayed as a pioneer of New Realism in Egyptian cinema tells the story of two friends who rose from the bottom to the top of society through suspicious dealmaking, in a story full of love, anger, and betrayal.

The Land Trailer (1970)

26 January 1970

Set in 1933, the mayor informs the peasants that the share of irrigation of their land will be split equally between them and feudal lord Mahmoud Bey.

Kit Kat Trailer (1991)

09 September 1991

Sheikh Hosny is a blind man who lives with his old mother and his frustrated son in the Kit Kat neighborhood.

The Joy thief Trailer (1995)

03 July 1995

The residents of the Mokattam area are in a state of joy. Shata has been married to the dancer (Ahlam), but (Ahlam) has a lover's heart (Awad).

Messages from the Sea Trailer (2010)

01 February 2010

A man witnesses the drastic changes in society as he goes back to the Alexandria of his youth.

The Man Who Lost His Shadow Trailer (1968)

28 October 1968

The story of friendship on the eve of the free officers' revolution: Youssef, an unprincipled journae

The Search for Sayed Marzouk Trailer (1991)

16 December 1991

Yousef is a naive employee who goes out on his day off to meet strange characters, including a wretch dressed like Charlie Chaplin and Said Marzouq, an eccentric multi-faceted billionaire, full of contradictions and ambiguity.

The Advice of a Wise Man in Matters of the Village and Education Trailer (1976)

02 January 1976

In this socio-political short, film director Daoud Abdel Sayed discusses, from a biased perspective, the effects of Free Education on the Egyptian countryside.

The Search for Daoud Abdel Sayed Trailer (2026)

14 January 2026

Home Movie on Location Trailer (2025)

15 December 2025

This autobiographical documentary questions how family films, recreated in studios, become intimate memory sites shaped by transnational identities and rapid socio-political change, erasing personal places and making migration—internal or external—an inevitable result.