| A
Citizen, an Inspector and a Thief
(Mowaten we Mokhber we Haramy)
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A highly entertaining tale interweaving the stories of an upper class
struggling writer, a thief with a new found passion for self-styled
literary criticism, a maid who is both their lovers and the cunning
inspector.
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| Bab
el-Oued City
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A young man after a quiet life ends up living by a loud speaker blaring
out angry sermons. He incurs the wroth of the locals in Algiers when
he throws the loudspeaker into the sea.
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| Canticle
of the Stones
(Nashidul Hajar)
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Two Palestinian lovers meet in Jerusalem 18 years after they were parted,
and experience the turmoil of the first Intifada.
|
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| Chronicle
of a Disappearance
(Segell ikhtifa)
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A semi-autobiographical dark and funny story on being Palestinian.
|
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| Divine
Intervention
(Yadon
ilaheyya)
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A blackly comic look at Palestinian life, featuring a flying ninja female
fighter, and a special appearance from a smiling balloon of Yasser Arafat.
Highly recommended.
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| The
Extras
(Al-Kompars)
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A tale of alienation and fear of two forbidden lovers meeting secretly
at a friend's house.
|
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| Halfaouine – Child of the Terraces
(Asfour
Stah)
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A stylish, attractive take on the rigid sexual divide of Arab society.
|
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| Nightfall
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Catching-up in drunken nights with the now middle-aged members of the
Palestinian Student Resistance Squad.
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| The
Olive Harvest
(Mousem
al Zaytoun)
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Two Palestinian brothers fall in love with the same woman, while they
fight some ever encroaching hostile settlers.
|
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| Rachida
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Rachida refuses to plant a bomb at her school and lives through the
consequences.
|
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| Rana’s
Wedding
(aka Jerusalem, Another Day) (Al Qods fi yom Akhar)
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A moving, funny romantic comedy with a twist- Rana has to avoid numerous
roadblocks, as well as a disappearing fiancé, to make it the
alter on time.
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| Refuge
(aka Deportation) (Al-Tarhil)
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Deft intertwining of personal lives with political events set in Syria
following the formation of the state of Israel.
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| Sleepless
Nights
(Sahar
al-Layali)
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This film took Egypt by storm for its emotional frankness about love & sex. Not to be missed.
|
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| So
Near Yet So Far
(Karib
Baid)
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The impact of the Palestinian cause on the lives of Arabs from different
backgrounds becomes clear in this documentary, taking as its starting
point the iconic killing of the Palestinian child Mohammad Al-Durra
in the hands of his father.
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| Terra
Incognita
(Al-Ard
Al-Majhula)
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Beirut after the war and a group of disaffected young people are coming
to terms with an uncertain future, particularly notable for its sexual
explicitness.
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| West
Beirut
(West
Beyrouth)
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This is the film that hooked the Lebanese to seeing their story on film.
A funny coming of age tale at the onset of the Lebanese Civil War.
|
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| Women's
Wiles
(Keid
ensa / Ruses de femmes)
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An imaginative update of 1001 Night’s Sherezade, filmed through
from a contemporary feminist perspective.
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