Two French lovers, Zano and Naima, decided to travel to the land of their parents: Algeria. Read More »
Tag Archives: Arabic
Sword of Islam (1961) Enrico Bomba, Andrew Marton, Lobna Abdel Aziz, Ahmed Mazhar, Farid Shawqi
Set in the 14th century, under their leader Timur, the Tartar hordes invade the Middle East and take over areas as widespread as Persia, Egypt, and Syria. Read More »
Chased by the Dogs (1962) Kamal El Sheikh, Shukry Sarhan, Shadia, Kamal Al-Shennawi
After four years in prison, the young thief Said Mahran come out of jail & seek revenge against those who betrayed him Read More »
The Sparrow (1972) Youssef Chahine, Salah Kabil, Ali El Scherif, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Drama
Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt Read More »
Cairo Station (1958) Youssef Chahine, Farid Shawqi, Hend Rostom, Crime, Drama
Kinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed by Hannouma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks. Read More »
Saladin and the Great Crusades (1963) Youssef Chahine, Ahmed Mazhar, Mohamed Abdel Gawad, Mahmoud Almeleji, Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Saladin, ruler of the kingdoms surrounding the Latin state of Jerusalem, is brought to attack the Christians in the Holy Land by the sacking of a convoy of Muslim pilgrims Read More »
Nekam Achat Mishtey Eynay / Avenge But One of My Two Eyes (2005) Avi Mograbi, Shredi Jabarin, Documentary
Baad el Mawkeaa / After the Battle (2012) Yusri Nasrullah, Menna Shalabi, Bassem Samra, Nahed El Sebaï, Drama, History
Mahmoud was part of the armed groups coerced by the Egyptian Government which carried out attacks on protestors in Tahir Square the 2nd of February 2011. Read More »
Touki Bouki / Journey of the Hyena (1973) Djibril Diop Mambéty, Magaye Niang, Mareme Niang, Aminata Fall, Drama
Mory, a cowherd who rides a motorcycle mounted with a cow’s skull, and Anta, a university student, have met in Dakar, Senegal’s capital. Read More »
El Akhar / The Other (1999) Youssef Chahine, Hanan Turk, Hani Salama, Nabila Ebeid, Drama, Romance
Egyptian director Youssef Chahine exposes the links between power and fanaticism and denounces intolerance in this bitter portrait of the Egyptian business world Read More »
Hadduta misrija / An Egyptian Story (1982) Youssef Chahine, Oussama Nadir, Mohsen Mohieddin, Nour El-Sherif, Drama
In the middle of his own heart surgery, an Egyptian filmmaker remembers his life. In fact his old self, as a child, is accused of attempted murder of his new self. Read More »
Iskanderija, kaman oue kaman / Alexandria Again and Forever (1989) Youssra, Youssef Chahine, Hussein Fahmy, Drama
The film’s remarkable range of tone and style gives us evidence of an artist in full command of his craft. Read More »
Wedad (1936) Ahmed Badrakhan, Fritz Kramp, Ahmed Allam, Mahmoud El-Meliguy, Abdel Fatah Hassan, Drama
Baher is a merchant in love with his serf Wedad who goes bankrupt because his merchandises are stolen. Read More »
Montréal la blanche / Montreal, White City (2016) Bachir Bensaddek, Rabah Aït Ouyahia, Karina Aktouf, Reda Guerinik, Drama
In Montreal, one evening when Christmas has fallen during Ramadan, the Muslim fast, the paths of two Algerians cross momentarily, resurrecting a past they thought was long buried. Read More »
Hors la vie / Out of Life (1991) Maroun Bagdadi, Hippolyte Girardot, Rafik Ali Ahmad, Hussein Sbeity, Drama
Patrick Perrault, a photo-journalist covering the war in Beirut in the late 1980s, is himself caught up in the hostilities when one day he is picked up and bundled into a car at gun-point. Read More »