
Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez stars in director Henri Barakat’s romantic musical drama about an athletic young man Read More »
Tag Archives: Arabic
Atash / Thirst (2004) Tawfik Abu Wael, Hussein Yassin Mahajne, Amal Bweerat, Ruba Blal

A family of five, their two goats and donkey live in the middle of nowhere far from their village home. Read More »
7 Days (2008) Shiva – Ronit Elkabetz

When one of the brothers (Ohayn) dies, all the whole family comes for Shiva (Jewish tradition,when the family sits seven days at the home after the death one of their family). Read More »
Three Mothers (2006) Dina Zvi-Riklis, Miri Mesika, Gila Almagor, Rivka Raz

Rose, Flora and Yasmin were born as a triplet sixty something years ago in Alexandria, Egypt. Read More »
Fertile Memory (1980) Michel Khleifi, Farah Hatoum, Sahar Khalifeh

The first full length film to be shot within the disputed Palestinian West Bank “Green Line,” Read More »
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (2005) Serge Le Péron, Saïd Smihi, Charles Berling, Simon Abkarian, Josiane Balasko

My name is Georges Figon. Okay I’m dead but, being the talkative kind, death isn’t going to stop me from speaking. Read More »
Exiles (2004) Tony Gatlif, Romain Duris, Lubna Azabal, Zouhir Gacem

Two French lovers, Zano and Naima, decided to travel to the land of their parents: Algeria. Read More »
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 »