Mohamed Diab

Mohamed Diab (Arabic: محمد دياب, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mæˈħ.amæd dˤiæb], born 1978) is an Egyptian screenwriter and director whose work often centres on pressing issues concerning Egyptian society. He is known for his directorial debut film Cairo 678 (Les Femmes du bus 678), which was released a month before the Egyptian revolution, and for directing Disney's Marvel series Moon Knight. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mohamed Diab, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Moon Knight

When Steven Grant, a mild-mannered gift-shop employee, becomes plagued with blackouts and memories of another life, he discovers he has dissociative identity disorder and shares a body with mercenary Marc Spector. As Steven/Marc’s enemies converge upon them, they must navigate their complex identities while thrust into a deadly mystery among the powerful gods of Egypt.

Release Date2022-03-30

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Charactersd Ammit Follower (uncredited)

Episode Count6

Vote Count3297

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Moon Knight

Join the likes of Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke as they reveal how Marvel Studios' Moon Knight was painstakingly brought to life. Through insightful interviews with cast and crew, along with immersive footage from the set, and a candid "roundtable discussion" with the series' directors, this "making-of" pulls back the curtain on the groundbreaking series of Marvel Studios' newest hero.

Release Date2022-05-24

Charactersd Self - Director / Executive Producer

Vote Count44

Leap

A high-concept action-thriller with a grounded sci-fi idea at the center. The story follows a daring rescue mission to save one of the train's passengers, who is trapped on board in a never-ending time loop.

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

1000 Mabrouk

A man finds himself stuck in a mysterious time loop, reliving the same day again and again. As the cycle repeats, he is forced to confront his daily routines, question his relationships, and search for meaning in a world that refuses to change.

Release Date2009-06-26

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count52

Amira

Amira, a 17 year old Palestinian, was conceived with the smuggled sperm of her imprisoned father, Nawar. Although their relationship since birth has been restricted to prison visits, he remains her hero. His absence in her life is overcompensated with love and affection from those surrounding her. But when a failed attempt to conceive another child reveals Nawar's infertility, Amira's world turns upside down.

Release Date2021-10-19

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count18

Real Dreams

Mariam is living a troubled life with her husband Ahmed, suddenly her life turned to a nightmare after she dreams of crimes she discovered that it's a real crime after she wakes up, she decides not to sleep anymore.

Release Date2007-10-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count9

Clash

In 2013, in Cairo, a tragic fate brings together several detainees from different political and social backgrounds inside a police truck, during the turmoil that followed the ousting of president Morsi.

Release Date2016-07-27

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count97

Badal Faqed

The film's events revolve around twins separated by days, each of them raised in a different environment. One was adopted by a dancer and lived with her in a poor, marginalized life in a slum area, and the other was adopted by a good, high-ranking family, and the first became a drug dealer and the second a police officer.

Release Date2009-06-03

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count16

Cairo 6,7,8

Three women seek justice due to the difficult daily situation which sexual harassment causes in the streets of Cairo, Egypt.

Release Date2010-12-22

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count73

Happy Birthday

Eight-year-old maid Toha goes to great lengths to ensure that her best friend Nelly, the daughter of her wealthy employer, has a successful birthday party in this poignant debut feature exploring classism in modern-day Cairo.

Release Date2025-09-17

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

The Island

Mansour El-Hefny’s wealthy family rule an Upper Egyptian island. Some police officers facilite their arms dealing in exchange for information, and corrupt parliament members use their immunity to par-take in their drug trade.

Release Date2007-12-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count39

Induced Labor

Some people will do anything to secure an American visa, as hard as that might be. Some enter lotteries, others beg friends and families to invite them. Others still, just sneak in and hope Mr Trump doesn’t notice they are there. But in this raucous comedy, one Egyptian couple come up with a splendid wheeze. With twin babies due any minute, and all other efforts to secure citizenship fail, the couple decide to storm the US Embassy in Cairo and give birth there. Surely that will mean the babies are born as Americans, right? Well, er, no. As you might expect, things don’t quite go according to plan…

Release Date2018-01-03

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count17

Decor

Maha has always been passionate about cinema, and as a set designer she's become an expert at creating imaginary worlds. Under immense pressure at work, she sights another life on the horizon and begins slipping between realities-one resembling the film set she's designed and the other her supposed real life. As she grows ever more entangled in each, the border between reality and imagination becomes blurred, and she must choose for the first time what she truly desires.

Release Date2014-09-18

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count10

The Island 2

Following the events of the first part, Mansour Al-Hefni escapes from prison and reunites with his son Ali and brother to return to the island to recover what they have lost. Mansour must stand against his old love Karima while the leader of the travelers tribe Sheikh Jaafar enters the conflict for rulership

Release Date2014-10-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count25

Rogue Arrows

The series examines a number of issues related to the Arab society, especially the Egyptian one, the most important of which is the problem of terrorism and how this issue is handled.

Release Date2018-05-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count30

Vote Count1