The first full length film to be shot within the disputed Palestinian West Bank “Green Line,” Read More »
Tag Archives: Arabic
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 »
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 »