Galal El Zaky

Galal El Zaky

Alexandria, Egypt

An Egyptian cinematographer and actor, who started his career in 2003 by shooting many music video, before turning to the cinema through the movie Born to Be a Criminal (2006), after which he worked on many productions, including The Wedding (2009), and Two Girls from Egypt (2010), in which he also acted. His most prominent work includes The Story of Hayat, and Words on Paper.

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Born to Be a Criminal 2006 (5.9)

Our man has about everything against him : he is short, weak, so simple, with an IQ far below the average. There is no wonder why he keeps on being teased by his friends, parents and even fiancee. But circumstances will turn him into a hero and then a vicious criminal feared by all. Half-educated and out-of-work, Taha, is kidnapped by a gang of thieves in his hometown Alexandria. Unbeknownst to them, neither Taha's mother nor his girlfriend has a fraction of the ransom
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Cabareeh 2008 (7)

A typical day at a nightclub at Al-Haram street is turned upside down when a terrorist decides to blow up the building. A plunge into the lives of a group of people who are drastically different but equally interesting.
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Boshkash 2008 (6)

An ex-goalkeeper starts working as a talent scout and travels all over the world in search of professional players to join Egyptian football clubs.