Kamel El Basha is a Palestinian actor of screen and stage, theater director, play-writer and producer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s. He gained critical acclaim in 2017 when he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor (male) during the 74th Venice International Film Festival for his role as Yasser Abdallah Salameh in The Insult by the Lebanese film director Ziad Doueiri. It was El Basha's first major role on screen, although he had appeared in a number of theatrical productions, actually also directing some of them. He is the former artistic director of the Palestinian National Theater in Jerusalem from 2007 to 2011 and the artistic director of Quds Art since 2012.
Kamel El Basha is a Palestinian actor of screen and stage, theater director, play-writer and producer. He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s. He gained critical acclaim in 2017 when he won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor (male) during the 74th Venice International Film Festival for his role as Yasser Abdallah Salameh in The Insult by the Lebanese film director Ziad Doueiri. It was El Basha's first major role on screen, although he had appeared in a number of theatrical productions, actually also directing some of them. He is the former artistic director of the Palestinian National Theater in Jerusalem from 2007 to 2011 and the artistic director of Quds Art since 2012.
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Filmography (Movies)
Asad
Character:Mahrous
Release Date:04/06/2026
My Father's Scent
Character:Omar
Release Date:07/01/2026
I Know You Can Hear Me
Character:Salim
Release Date:16/12/2025
Palestine 36
Character:Abu Rabab
Release Date:31/10/2025
Thank You for Banking with Us
Character:Uncle
Release Date:17/07/2025
I'll Get Back to You
Character:Abu Bassam
Release Date:06/03/2025
An Orange from Jaffa
Character:Farouk
Release Date:03/02/2024
Palestine Islands
Character:Younès
Release Date:28/10/2023
Our Males and Females
Character:The Father
Release Date:20/01/2023
Hamza - Chasing the Ghost Chasing Me
Character:
Release Date:16/11/2022
Huda's Salon
Character:Doctor
Release Date:04/03/2022
The Translator
Character:Professor Raed
Release Date:13/10/2021
Curfew
Character:
Release Date:04/12/2020
The Reports on Sarah and Saleem
Character:Abu Ibrahim
Release Date:15/03/2018
The Insult
Character:Yasser Abdallah Salameh
Release Date:14/09/2017
Love, Theft and Other Entanglements
Character:
Release Date:06/02/2015
Television Appearances
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