Mohammad Bakri

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.

Actor

1983

[ ] Hanna K. (Selim Bakri)
[ ] La maison de la mémoire (Abdel Al)
[ ] Fellow Travellers (????)

1984

[ ] Beyond the Walls (Issan)

1986

[ ] Esther (Mordecai)

1987

[ ] Death Before Dishonor (Gavril)

1988

[ ] Rami og Julie (Rami's Cousin)

1989

[ ] Shelter (????)

1991

[ ] Cup Final (Ziad)

1992

[ ] Double Edge (Mustafa Shafik)
[ ] Beyond the Walls II (Issan)

1993

[ ] The Mummy Lives (Alexatos)

1995

[ ] Tale of the Three Jewels (Aida's father)
[ ] Haifa (Haifa)
[ ] Scar (????)

1997

[ ] The Milky Way (Mahmud)
[ ] Sous les pieds des femmes (????)

1998

[ ] 1948 (Self (interviewer))

2001

[ ] The Body (Abu Yusef)
[ ] Desperado Square (Avram Mandabon)
[ ] In Search of Peace (Self)

2002

[ ] Il bambino di Betlemme (????)

2003

[ ] The Olive Harvest (Raeda's father)

2004

[ ] Private (Mohammad B.)

2006

[ ] Nuzhat al-Fuad (Ezra - Kahiri)

2007

[ ] The Lark Farm (Nazim)

2009

[ ] Laila's Birthday (Abu Laila)
[ ] Zindeeq (M.)

2010

[ ] Weddings and Other Disasters (Sergio Bauer)
[ ] The Flowers of Kirkuk (Old Sherko)
[ ] Sense of Morning (Mahmoud)

2011

[ ] The Salt Fisherman (The Fisherman)

2012

[ ] Water (Himself)
[ ] Wild Horses (Ashraf)

2014

[ ] Giraffada (Hassan)
[ ] The Savior (Herod - Devil)
[ ] The Warren (Abu Mahmoud)
[ ] Blackness (Father)

2015

[ ] Inertia (Max)

2017

[ ] American Assassin (Ashani)
[ ] Wajib (Abu Shadi)

2018

[ ] The Tower (Grandpa Lufti (voice))
[ ] In His Place (Mohammad)

2019

[ ] Strange Cities Are Familiar (Ashraf)

2021

[ ] The Stranger (Abu Adnan)

2022

[ ] Cairo Conspiracy (General Al Sakran)

2024

[ ] Upshot (Suleiman)

2025

[ ] All That's Left of You (Older Sharif)

????

[ ] Fairuz (Yussef)

Writing

2003

[ ] Jenin, Jenin (Writer)

2014

[ ] Blackness (Writer)

Directing

1998

[ ] 1948 (Director)

2003

[ ] Jenin, Jenin (Director)

2005

[ ] Since You've Been Gone (Director)

2009

[ ] Zahra (Director)

2012

[ ] Water (Director)

2014

[ ] Blackness (Director)

2025

[ ] Janin, Jenin (Director)