Cairo 2005
A documentary film by Davide Sacchetti.
A documentary film by Davide Sacchetti.
In a beauty salon in Beirut the lives of five women cross paths. The beauty salon is a colorful and sensual microcosm where they share and entrust their hopes, fears and expectations.
A meticulous chronicle of the evolution of the Algerian national movement from 1939 until the outbreak of the revolution on November 1, 1954, the film unequivocally demonstrates that the "Algerian War" is not an accident of history, but a slow process of suffering and warlike revolts, uninterrupted, from the start of colonization in 1830, until this "Red All Saints' Day" of November 1, 1954. At its center, Ahmed gradually awakens to political awareness against colonization, under the gaze of his son, a symbol of the new Algeria, and that of Miloud, half-mad haranguer, half-prophet, incarnation of Popular memory of the revolt, the liberation of Algeria and its people.
After more than two decades working for Tunisia national public radio, Youssef is on his way to retirement. Somewhere in the town of Sidi Bouzid, a young man sets himself on fire. Youssef is viciously cut off broadcasting during the last issue of "Tunis by night". As he leaves the radio station, he gets picked up by a police patrol car waiting for him and he spends a few hours in police custody. Amal (his wife) finds refuge again in prayer and the elder brother Amin, tries to put his family's pieces back together as well as he can. Their youngest daughter Aziza lives completely disconnected from the pace and values of her family. She cuts her veins after a cascade of problems. Revolted but silent, Youssef takes refuge at the "Saint George", the adjacent bar he has been a patron forever. He empties his mind after emptying a few bottles of wine. Youssef then runs away from his family to be engulfed by a city he does not recognize anymore.
After a five-year hiatus, psychiatrist Yehia returns to work at Abbasiya Hospital. He’s assigned to evaluate a patient who turns out to be his old friend. As events unfold, Yehia uncovers dark secrets that challenge his understanding of reality.
Over three periods of her life, a grandmother keeps repeating to her grandson the same apparently trivial story.
Omar marries Nesma despite her father's objection. After the wedding ceremony, they're attacked by unknown men. During her escape, Nesma is injured. Awakening from a coma, she refuses to see Omar because she doesn't feel safe with him. He goes to a psychiatrist to help him solve the problem.
The wife dies and leaves behind three children and their father. The maid begins to set her nets on him, until she marries him after her divorce from her first husband. The maid dies and the daughter is accused, and at the last minute the real killer is revealed, who is the maid’s brother.
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
Le Regard is Nour-Eddine Lakhmari's first film. It is a film about abuse of power, guilt, and redemption. In Le Regard, 70-year-old French photographer Albert Tueis finds himself confronted with his past. As he prepares for an exhibition that will bring together all the works from his photographic career, he remembers the photos he took at the age of 19. A soldier during Morocco's war of independence, the young Albert was a photographer for the French army. The photos he took at the time were never published. One thing is clear: without these photos, the retrospective of his career will not be complete. Albert Tuies decides to return to Morocco to find the negatives he buried there. But he finds himself confronted with a new Morocco. And as he encounters the present and the rivalries and difficulties it hides, increasingly powerful and brutal images from the past resurface.
Tarek is a young man who is working at a telecommunications company,and he fell in love with a girl when he heard her voice in a radio talk show. A customer of the company he works at asks him to spy on a girl which stole a valuable thing from him. When Tarek does his searches, he discovers that she is the girl he have dreamed about.
Tahar, son of a wealthy family, is trying to preserve his privileged status despite the social changes brought about by the revolution. Tinted with historical symbolism, the film tells of the disaggregation of a feudal family when the father died.
The smuggler Sultan falls for the dancer Samara. As he gets her involved in his drug business, Samara becomes the one in control of the business. The police send an officer to infiltrate the gang and pose as an escaped convict to bring the gang down.
Mustapha, a young Moroccan living on small shots, meets a couple of Spanish tourists. The latter dragged him into a heavy traffic of hashish. Forced to flee his country, he finds himself on a makeshift boat, among other men. They are determined to clandestinely reach the Spanish shores in the hope of a bright future.
Familiar Phantoms is an experimental documentary short film about memory, history and trauma.
The film relates the career of Colonel Lotfi, whose real name is Benali Boudghene, since his beginnings as an activist in Tlemcen where, with his classmates from high school, he posted the call of 1 November 1954, addressed by National Liberation Front (FLN) to the Algerian people.
Ahmed meets Malak, and their relationship quickly evolves from mere admiration to mutual love. Each seeks to impress the other with their personality and actions, hoping their love story lasts forever and withstands all challenges.
Magdy is searching for true love, so when he finds his childhood friend Dina on Facebook he tries to get closer to her. He is afraid that she would refuse him as he is very obese. So on their first meeting he told her that he is Magdy's cousin
A revolutionary militant is killed during the repression of May 1945. His son, who is unaware of the real circumstances of the murder, ends up being attached to the ideal for which his father died.
"Ismael" (Ismael Yassin) Wheelsy wants to marry "Fathia" (Shadia) and compete in it (Abdel Moneim Ismail), which is accepted by her father, but "Fathia" love "Ismail" and refuses to marry any other, which leads to her father To the house of her aunt to keep her away from "Ishmael" and avoid any problems that may affect the completion of her marriage (Abdel Moneim Ismail) and when he goes "Ismail" to search for "Fathia" exposed to a serious gang leader, "Jasser" very similar to him and wanted to be arrested, the question is what will happen On that.
Tasked with a secret mission to follow a high-profile politician, a photographer witnesses a murder and turns into the prime suspect.
A romantic drama about a girl who has kept her love for someone a secret for more than ten years and then decides to tell him in her own way, but what happens next?
A romantic comedy set in a hotel that never sleeps, bringing together Rustam, the meticulous hotel owner, and Shams, the stubborn designer fleeing marriage. Amid endless weddings, unusual guests, and unexpected events, a playful game of attraction and tension unfolds between them, unlike any traditional story.
When Abdallah and Amani, a Syrian and a Lebanese living in Beirut, fall in love, they don’t expect the various issues they’ll cause their families.
In the late 19th century Levant, the two brothers Ragheb and Zaid fall for Nariman, the daughter of a tycoon. Nariman falls for Zaid and they get married. But when he vanishes, Ragheb tries to take his place in everything, even Nariman's heart.
YouTuber detective Layal embarks on a journey to the enigmatic Vivarium resort with her old friends for a bachelorette party. However, a chilling unsolved murder from the past begins to cast its shadow over their reunion and we witness a new Murder. What happened? Who did it?
A criminology research visit to prison changes Rawad’s life when he meets Wazir, a schizophrenic who believes he’s been framed for 21 murders.
An illicit affair will bloom between Hazar (Carine Rizcallah) and Ghassan (Badih Abu Chakra) who fall in love, but are both already married.
A historical comedy series produced in 1985, it deals in a humorous format with the stories and jokes of the famous Abbasid poet Abu Dalama, who was known for his intelligence, quick wit, and unique relationship with the caliphs of the Bani al-Abbas.
Majid is a young headmaster in a private school, seeking to make some changes at his school, and his life as well; he has no idea that his wish will come true when he bumps into Layal, who works as a dog trainer and a musician in a restaurant.
A Lebanese thriller drama about the Dean Mourad who quits his job to investigate a mysterious crime. Finding the culprit becomes his mission.
Short stories revolve around quick scenes, and the topics discussed varied, and revolved around the family, love and marriage, and he was distinguished by his boldness in dialogues, in addition to the lessons learned from him that affected the lives of people and brought them closer to him. Therefore, the number of episodes shown reached more than 80 episodes, and the work was dominated by the young character of the actors, and the series formed a breakthrough for some of these young people in the world of acting.
ِA series of 15 short films that looks at the tragic 2020 Beirut explosion highlighting stories of victims as well as survivors.
Uf (2016) Various actors and actresses perform satirical sketches that depict economic and social issues faced by the Lebanese society.
The morning after attending a gala in Beirut, Mira finds herself the prime suspect in a murder and sets off on a risky journey to prove her innocence.
A lady named Mayda comes back to Lebanon from Canada with her daughter Tali 16 years after she left. The story will unfold, old pains will resurge, revealing how intertwined all the characters and their storylines are.
A series in separate continuous episodes, in each episode a famous tale of miserliness is told in Al-Jahiz's book The Miser. The roles were performed by a large group of art stars in Lebanon.
Karim, the owner of a luxury hotel in Beirut, invites his daughter from a previous marriage to spend New Year's with his family, but his current wife opposes her presence and plans to banish her.