Radwan El Kashef

Radwan El Kashef

Known for

Directing

Born

August 6, 1952

Birthplace

Cairo, Egypt

Died

June 5, 2002 (aged 49)

Biography

Radwan El Kashef (August 6, 1952 - June 5, 2002) was an Egyptian film director and author. He obtained a BA in Film Directing from the Higher Institute of Cinema in Cairo in 1984 and was the first of his class. El Kashef worked as an assistant director in nearly twenty films with Youssef Chahine, Raafat El Mihi, Daoud Abdel Sayed, and others. He was best known for Date Wine (1998), Why, O Violet (1993), and The Magician (2001).

In 2002, El Kashef died at the age of 49 due to a sudden heart attack after returning from the International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Netherlands, in which he participated for his last film The Magician. He left behind only 3 films.

Best known work

Date Wine
Date Wine
1999
The Magician
The Magician
2002
Summer Thefts
Summer Thefts
1988
Why, O Violet?
Why, O Violet?
1993
Fish, Milk, Tamarind
Fish, Milk, Tamarind
1988
Axe in the head
Axe in the head
1992
The Downfall
The Downfall
1990
الجنوبية
الجنوبية
1988

Filmography

  1. 2002

    The Magician

    Director, Producer

  2. 1999

    Date Wine

    Director, Writer

  3. 1993

    Why, O Violet?

    Director, Writer

  4. 1992

    Axe in the head

    Assistant Director

  5. 1990

    The Downfall

    Script Supervisor

  6. 1988

    Fish, Milk, Tamarind

    Assistant Director

  7. 1988

    Summer Thefts

    Assistant Director

  8. 1988

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