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Sameh Selim

Career

Active from 1987 to 2024, with a break from 1988 to 1999, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Yacoubian Building
The Yacoubian Building
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sameh Selim Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character-Driven Narrative 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Egyptian Comedy 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Contemporary Cairo 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Cultural Insight 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

28
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles · average score 51
The Alexandrian
The Alexandrian (2024)
GoodWatch score 41

Director of Photography

The Enshrined Saint
The Enshrined Saint (2020)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

2010s

10 titles · average score 57
Mohamed Hussein
Mohamed Hussein (2019)

Director of Photography

Khair And Baraka
Khair And Baraka (2017)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography

Martial Marriage
Martial Marriage (2014)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

The Thief and the Fool
The Thief and the Fool (2013)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

The Waitress
The Waitress (2013)

Director of Photography

Ms. Mammy
Ms. Mammy (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography

An Hour and a Half
An Hour and a Half (2012)
GoodWatch score 72

Director of Photography

A Break We'll Be Right Back
A Break We'll Be Right Back (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

Director of Photography

Bittersweet
Bittersweet (2010)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

The Dealer
The Dealer (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

Director of Photography

2000s

14 titles · average score 64
Very Private
Very Private (2009)

TV show · Director of Photography

Ibrahim El-Abyad
Ibrahim El-Abyad (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

Director of Photography

Code 36
Code 36 (2007)
GoodWatch score 46

Director of Photography

Taimour & Shafi'aa
Taimour & Shafi'aa (2007)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

The Yacoubian Building
The Yacoubian Building (2006)
GoodWatch score 88

Director of Photography

About Love and Passion
About Love and Passion (2006)
GoodWatch score 56

Director of Photography

The Great Fava Beans of China
The Great Fava Beans of China (2004)
GoodWatch score 66

Director of Photography

Tito
Tito (2004)
GoodWatch score 73

Director of Photography

Mafia
Mafia (2002)
GoodWatch score 65

Director of Photography

Africano
Africano (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

Director of Photography

Snakes and Ladders
Snakes and Ladders (2001)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography

Marriage by Presidential Decree
Marriage by Presidential Decree (2001)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography

1980s

2 titles · average score 70
Rape
Rape (1989)

Camera Operator

Hero of Paper
Hero of Paper (1988)
GoodWatch score 70

Assistant Director of Photography