Mohamed Radi

Mohamed Radi 🎬 (1939–2017)

🔹 Personal Information

📅 Born: October 14, 1939 – El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Gharbia, Egypt

🕊️ Died: October 11, 2017 (aged 77) – Cairo, Egypt

🇪🇬 Nationality: Egyptian

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Children: Ghada Radi, Ihab Radi

🎓 Education:

Faculty of Law, Cairo University (📜 1962)

Bachelor's degree from the Higher Institute of Cinema (🎥 1964)

🔹 Career

Started his career at Egyptian Television, directing several documentary films.

In 1968, he founded the "New Cinema Group" to support young filmmakers.

Known for directing war and nationalistic films, especially those depicting the October War and social-political issues.

🔹 Notable Works

🎬 Directed Films:

✔ Sons of Silence (1974) 🎖️

✔ A Moment of Life (1978) 🎖️

✔ Beyond the Sun (1978) 🔥

✔ Hell (1980) 🔥

✔ Mothers in Exile (1981) ✈️

✔ Humans and Jinn (1985) 👻

✔ Escape from Al-Khanka (1986) 🚔

✔ Appointment with Fate (1987) ⏳

✔ Appointment with the President (1990) 🎩

✔ Wall of Heroics (1998) 🏰

🎞️ Produced Films:

✔ A Song on the Passage (1972) 🎼

✔ Mothers in Exile (1981) ✈️

✔ Humans and Jinn (1985) 👻

✔ Your Love is Fire (2004) ❤️‍🔥

✔ A Girl from Israel (1999) 🇮🇱❌

🔹 Awards & Recognitions

🏆 Sons of Silence: Award from the Catholic Center for Cinema 🏅, selected as one of Egypt’s Top 100 Films

🏆 Beyond the Sun: 7 awards from the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, received from President Anwar Sadat 🏅

🏆 Hell: 4 awards from the National Film Festival 🎭

🏆 Mothers in Exile: Certificate of appreciation from the Alexandria Film Festival 🎖️

🏆 Honored in the Centennial of Egyptian Cinema 🇪🇬🎬

🔹 Legacy

Mohamed Radi is considered one of the pioneers of war and nationalistic cinema in Egypt. His films depicted the heroism of the Egyptian army and national issues, making him one of the most significant filmmakers in Egyptian cinema history for over 50 years. 🎥✨