
Mohammad Bakri
Department: Acting
Biography
Mohammed Bakri (also credited as Mohammad Bakri, 1953-2025) was a popular Palestinian actor, director and playwright. He began to act in theatre in 1976. During his career, he worked with many directors such as Costa-Gavras, Amos Gitai, Rashid Masharawi, Saverio Costanzo, Michel Khleifi and Annemarie Jacir. His sons Saleh, Ziad and Adam Bakri are also actors.
Known For

Cairo Conspiracy
2022

Fairuz
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The Milky Way
1997

Tale of the Three Jewels
1995

American Assassin
2017

Laila's Birthday
2009

Weddings and Other Disasters
2010

The Body
2001

Esther
1986

Wajib
2017

The Tower
2018

Private
2004

The Mummy Lives
1993

Beyond the Walls
1984

Hanna K.
1983

Death Before Dishonor
1987

The Salt Fisherman
2011

Giraffada
2014

Haifa
1996

Inertia
2015

The Lark Farm
2007

The Flowers of Kirkuk
2010

Double Edge
1992

Water
2012

Desperado Square
2001

1948
1998

Cup Final
1991

The Stranger
2021

The Savior
2014

In Search of Peace
2001

The Olive Harvest
2003

In His Place
2018

Beyond the Walls II
1992

Scar
1995

Zindeeq
2009

Shelter
1989

Nuzhat al-Fuad
2006

Rami og Julie
1988

La maison de la mémoire
1983

Il bambino di Betlemme
2002

Sense of Morning
2010

Wild Horses
2012

The Warren
2014

Sous les pieds des femmes
1997

Strange Cities Are Familiar
2019

Blackness
2014

All That's Left of You
2025

Upshot
2024

Fellow Travellers
1983

Fly Little Bird
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Homeland
2011

Homeland
2011

Of Kings and Prophets
2016

The Night Of
2016

Tyrant
2014

The Bureau
2015

Short Stories About Love
1998