Born in Port Said, Egypt — May 01 1957

Egyptian-born film-maker and actor Sayed Badreya realized a childhood dream by winning roles in major Hollywood films such as The Insider, Three Kings, and Independence Day. Growing up in poverty in Port Said, Sayed Badreya's dreams of movie stardom looked as bleak as the prospect of peace in the Middle East. From the Six Day War in '67 through the Yom Kippur War in '73, his only escape from the world he knew was the movie theater, where films transported him to a magical land. But it was here that he determined he was destined to be a part of that magi…
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Mr. Jarrah

Foreign Man

Fatah Official

Guard

Adman Fajiz

Sayed Malik

Afghan Commander

Abu Bakaar

Falafel (voice)

Omar

Vendor

Arab Pilot

Arabic Interpreter

Doctor Sayed

Arab Terrorist (uncredited)

Hamdi

Abati

Large Man (segment "Truth or Dare")

Bartender (voice)

Iraqi Tank Major

Hezbollah Head Gunman

Fatima

Orderly

Crew

Middle Eastern Passenger

Assisting Surgeon

Mohamed

Sayed

El Sultán

Imam

Harry

Chauffeur

Mustafa Marzouke


Tarek

Clerk

Anwar Seif
Skull & Crossbones

Aziz

Sayed

Mido

Omar

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Hussein
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