While the French army is shooting at the OAS, children plunder the French army Read More »
Tag Archives: Arabic
The Best of Times / Ahla al awkat (2004) Hala Khalil, Hanan Turk, Hind Sabri, Menna Shalabi
A personal tragedy brings a woman closer to a handful of trusted friends in this independent drama. Read More »
Beggars and Noblemen (1991) Asmaa El-Bakry, Salah El-Saadany, Mahmood El-Gindi, Abdulaziz Makhyoon
The setting is Cairo in June of 1945, during the last days of the Second World War. Read More »
The Nightingale’s Prayer / Doa al karawan (1959) Henry Barakat, Faten Hamamah, Ahmad Mazhar, Aminah Rizq
This compelling tale of love and betrayal, set in the upper Egyptian countryside Read More »
Cairo 30 / Al-Kahira thalatin (1966) Salah Abouseif, Suad Husni, Ahmad Mazhar, Hamdy Ahmed
Mahgoub Abdel Dayem a young nihilistic college student, having his father crippled Read More »
Insan Hayawan Chay’ (2014) Boudy Sfeir, Issam Al Achkar, Nader Dernaika, Julian Farhat
Three students Ramzi, Sam and Sahar sent by their psychology teacher Nour Read More »
Coming Forth by Day / Al-khoroug lel-nahar (2012) Hala Lotfy, Donia Maher, Salma Al-Naggar, Ahmad Lutfi
Those who have fully enjoyed their bodies cannot be submissive. Read More »
Rendezvous with a Stranger / Maweed maa maghoul (1959) Atef Salem, Samia Gamal, Samia Glowalla, Hussein Kamal
The gang of murdering a factory personnel manager to facilitate the task of financial aid Read More »
The Silences of the Palace / Samt El Qusur (1994) Moufida Tlatli, Hind Sabri, Ghalya Lacroix, Nejia Ouerghi
Set in 1950s Tunisia, a 25-year-old woman, Alia, returns to her place of birth-a prince’s Read More »
The Citadel / El kalaa (1989) Mohamed Chouikh, Djillali Ain-Tedeles, Khaled Barkat, Fatima Belhadj
In a small village in rural Algeria, the “village idiot” is madly in love with a married woman. Read More »