Portrait of Yousef Idris

Writing

Yousef Idris

Career

Active from 1963 to 2023, with a break from 2011 to 2022, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score79/100
Highest rated
Poster for An Egyptian Story
An Egyptian Story
GoodWatch score85/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

19
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
The Chair Carrier
The Chair Carrier (2010)

Novel

2000s

3 titles · average score 74
The Greatest of Sins
The Greatest of Sins (2007)

Novel

House of Flesh
House of Flesh (2005)

Novel

Li Li
Li Li (2001)
GoodWatch score 74

Novel

1990s

1 title
Spirit of Survival
Spirit of Survival (1990)

Original Story

1980s

4 titles · average score 85
The Death Ward
The Death Ward (1989)

Writer

The Clown
The Clown (1988)

Writer

An Egyptian Story
An Egyptian Story (1982)
GoodWatch score 85

Writer

Sargeant Shabrawi
Sargeant Shabrawi (1982)

Writer

1970s

4 titles
The Name Caller
The Name Caller (1975)

Story

On Cellophane Paper
On Cellophane Paper (1975)

Writer

The City's Lost Souls
The City's Lost Souls (1974)

Novel

Incident of Dishonor
Incident of Dishonor (1971)

Writer

1960s

6 titles · average score 77
Three Stories
Three Stories (1968)

Writer

The Shortcoming
The Shortcoming (1967)

Novel

زهرة الصبار
زهرة الصبار (1967)

Screenplay

The Sin
The Sin (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

Novel

الفرافير
الفرافير (1964)

Writer

Prisoner of the Night
Prisoner of the Night (1963)

Writer