Biographies: Ibrahim Lama - Director

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An Egyptian filmmaker, cinematographer, and producer of Palestinian origins, born in 1904. He and his brother Badr founded the company Condor Films, which was based in Alexandria. Among the films they produced: Kiss in the Desert (1927) and Tragedy Over the Pyramid (1928). Badr Lama played the lead role in most of the films directed by his brother, even after Badr's marriage to Badriya Raafat, who co-starred in these films. Ibrahim was considered the first Egyptian to shoot in the forests and jungles of Sudan and Kenya, with the films The Missing Link (1948), and The Caravan Moves On (1951). He is known for Salah El-Din El-Ayoubi (1941), Qays and Layla (1939) and The Victims (1931). He died tragically after shooting his ex-wife out of jealousy, then committing suicide with the same gun.

• 31 August 2021
• Christina Aziz