Kamel El Basha
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.
Filmography
Conversation with the Sea
Conversation with the Sea
The Land's Oath
as Narrator
The Land's Oath
as Narrator
Asad
as محروس
Asad
as محروس
My Father's Scent
as Omar
My Father's Scent
as Omar
I Know You Can Hear Me
as Salim
I Know You Can Hear Me
as Salim
Palestine 36
as Abu Rabab
Palestine 36
as Abu Rabab
Thank You for Banking with Us
as Uncle
Thank You for Banking with Us
as Uncle
I'll Get Back to You
as Abu Bassam
I'll Get Back to You
as Abu Bassam
An Orange from Jaffa
as Farouk
An Orange from Jaffa
as Farouk
Palestine Islands
as Younès
Palestine Islands
as Younès
Our Males and Females
as The Father
Our Males and Females
as The Father
Hamza - Chasing the Ghost Chasing Me
Hamza - Chasing the Ghost Chasing Me
Huda's Salon
as Doctor
Huda's Salon
as Doctor
The Translator
as Professor Raed
The Translator
as Professor Raed
Curfew
Curfew
The Reports on Sarah and Saleem
as Abu Ibrahim
The Reports on Sarah and Saleem
as Abu Ibrahim
The Insult
as Yasser Abdallah Salameh
The Insult
as Yasser Abdallah Salameh
Love, Theft and Other Entanglements
Love, Theft and Other Entanglements
Dreams of Sultan Al-Mansi
Dreams of Sultan Al-Mansi