Yousry Nasrallah

Yousry Nasrallah (يسرى نصر الله ) (born 26 July 1952) is an Egyptian film director.

Biography
Nasrallah was born to a Coptic Christian family in Cairo. He graduated in economics and political science at Cairo University. Following, he worked as a film critic and directing assistant in Beirut from 1978 to 1982. He became assistant to Youssef Chahine whose company Misr International would go on to produce his films. Nasrallah's works have dealt with themes of leftism, Islamic fundamentalism, and expatriation.

His 2012 film After the Battle competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

Films

 * Sariqat Sayfiyya (Summer Thefts) (1985).
 * Mercedes (1993).
 * On Boys, Girls and the Veil (1995).
 * El-Madina (The City) (1999).
 * Bab el Chams (The Gate of Sun) (2003).
 * Genenet al Asmak (The Aquarium) (2008).
 * Ehki ya shahrazade (Scheherazade Tell Me a Story) (2009).
 * After the Battle (2012)
 * Brooks, Meadows and Lovely Faces (2016)