Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano

Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano 2023

6.00

On August 4th, 2020, the catastrophic explosion at the port of Beirut leaves a large part of the Lebanese capital in ruins. In the midst of the chaos, a troubled film crew face an overwhelming decision: to continue the production of their movie or abandon it? As they face the aftermath of the catastrophe, they are torn between their firm belief in the transformative power of cinema and a deep sense of cynicism about its ability to effect change in a nation plagued by economic turmoil and societal collapse. Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano chronicles their struggles and highlights the crew's resilience as they strive to find meaning and purpose in their work amidst the devastation.

2023

Capernaum

Capernaum 2018

8.14

After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.

2018

A Hero Till the End

A Hero Till the End 1963

6.00

Hafez takes advantage of his presidency of the Childhood Protection Association and his knowledge of the rich families, to cover up his criminal activity in which he kidnaps the children of these families in exchange for ransom.

1963

Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda

Shanbu Fi Al-Musayda 1968

4.00

Shanbo is an accounting employee in a bakery, who offers to a young journalist his story production to be published in the magazine she works for, and through the working relationship between Shanbo and the girl, a love story between them interferes with the events of the plot to assassinate the wealthy, miserly aunt, which her nephew is planning to capture Shanbo and get the wealth and the girl and shanbo tries to prove his innocence of the charge.

1968

Shafah Ghaliza

Shafah Ghaliza 1992

1

The film revolves around Magda, who lives under extremely difficult social conditions and tries in vain to obtain an honest source of livelihood. She ends up pickpocketing on public transportation, and from there she picks up the lawyer Alaa with his knowledge. He searches for her everywhere out of his extreme love for her and his sympathy for her condition and case, with the help of his brother who works in the prosecution service.

1992

My Hippy Wife

My Hippy Wife 1973

1

A humble man encounters a group of hippies and develops feelings for one of them. As they get married, they cannot find a place to stay, and he resorts to a friend of his who abhors all hippies. Can their stay at his house alter his prespective?

1973

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth 1963

8.00

Amal, a tour guide in Cairo, doesn’t want to get married after witnessing her mother’s divorce, and has decided that all men are no good. With high hopes, she goes to visit the Aswan High Dam where a tourism delegation is. In a chance encounter, she meets civil engineer Ahmed, who intervenes in time to save her life after a near freak accident. After this, Amal must decide what she will do with her life: whether she will return to Cairo and whether to continue graduate studies in America.

1963

5 Seasons of Revolution

5 Seasons of Revolution 2023

1

Lina’s plan was simple. She wanted to become a camerawoman. She liked filming details of life and people around her, mainly during a bright sunny day in Damascus. But with the uprising in Syria, Lina was slowly absorbed into documenting the impact on people’s lives. It didn’t take long before events escalated, and arrests, torture, and potentially life-threatening situations became a reality for Lina to negotiate on a daily basis. She had to adapt. She invented personas and aliases. They each helped her navigate life under a new norm. What was a simple plan, turned into a complex web of identities, which seemed then a small price in exchange for her liberty to continue to hold the camera.

2023

A kiss in Lebanon

A kiss in Lebanon 1945

1

Fathia travels to Lebanon to spend a period of convalescence, leaving her husband Sami behind. Fathia meets an Egyptian young man in Lebanon at the same time that her husband Sami falls in love with the playful Souad and spends time with her. News reaches Fathia that her husband is cheating on her, so she becomes angry and finds no way to respond to the betrayal except with betrayal.

1945

Awal Ghram

Awal Ghram 1956

1

A quarrel occurs between Sania (the first dancer in the band) and the band director, who decides to cancel the contract and give singer Zainab the chance to star, but the band’s first singer refuses to appear in front of her. Zainab suggests that her beloved singer Salah appear in front of her, and he actually succeeds. Hatreds are born in Sania’s heart, so she throws With her network around Salah, she convinces him that Zainab is in a relationship with the director. The director again seeks the help of Saniya, but Zainab discovers the truth and ends with a surprise.

1956

Singer of the Valley

Singer of the Valley 1947

1

After the artist Wahid Fakhry travels around the world, he returns to Egypt to search for new talent for his impending project. He finds what he is looking for in the form of a poor girl who is selling Falafel.

1947

The Emigrant

The Emigrant 1994

5.68

The biblical tale of Joseph is told from an Egyptian perspective in this interesting character study. In this film, Joseph is called Ram. Ram, tired of his family's backward superstitious life, and tired of being picked on by his brothers, wants to go to Egypt to study agriculture. His brothers travel with him across Sinai, but then suddenly sell him to Ozir, an Egyptian who works for a Theban military leader, Amihar. Amihar is impressed by Ram's drive and personal charm and so grants Ram some desolate land outside the capital. Ram soon finds himself a pawn in the political and sexual games between Amihar and his wife Simihit, a high priestess of the Cult of Amun.

1994

Sahbek Rajel 2

Sahbek Rajel 2 2025

10.00

The series presents a new adventure for Azzouz and Mehdi, blending action, comedy, and romance. After competing in the first part to win a woman's heart, their rivalry returns this time over a completely different goal.

2025

The Stranger

The Stranger 1956

1

Hajj Kamel picks up a little boy from the street, whose family and relatives refused to shelter him after the death of his father and mother, and he takes him into his home, so he lives like his son next to his young daughter and son. The real son, Mahrez, grew up with an unknown enmity towards the poor boy, Ghareeb, while the little daughter, Yasmine, loved this boy. When the father dies, the poor boy takes over his work. He continues to take care of Yasmine until the rich young man, Anwar, enters her life.

1956

36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime

36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime 2023

5.00

On February 10th, 2015, it took Craig Hicks 36 seconds to extinguish the lives of three young, Muslim Americans. Before they can grieve, the families are forced to become activists to set the record straight about the murders.

2023

Hatta Akher AlOmr

Hatta Akher AlOmr 1975

5.00

"Mona" girl club girls admire young "Ahmed" who does not exchange love for love, but does not care about them at all, travel abroad on a business trip. One day Mahmoud hints at "Mona" and admires her and marries her. The father agrees and they get married. They live a happy life. Ahmed returns from abroad. The case is confirmed when Mahmoud sees him and Ahmed in the club, so he decides to divorce her, but he goes to the front. But she resists, and renewed her hope to recover "Mahmoud" after the return of a colleague from abroad has recovered from injury Similar to Mahmoud's injury.

1975

Ln Aghfer Abadan

Ln Aghfer Abadan 1981

1

Hussein's father dies after being neglected by doctors. Hussein decides to take revenge on doctors by stealing their cars.

1981

Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi

Salah Al-Deen Al-Ayoubi 2001

1

A chronicle of the life of legendary Muslim leader, Salah Al Din Al Ayoubi, who defeated the Crusader army in Jerusalem.

2001

Unknown Culprit

Unknown Culprit 2021

8.00

The story opens with the murder of businessman Faisal Muthanna, ruled a homicide likely perpetrated by someone who wanted to rob him of his wealth. Elsewhere, Samir, a despairing tailor and taxi driver, reunites with his friend Yazen after years of war separated them.

2021

Ahl alrraya

Ahl alrraya 2008

1

A merchant who is waiting with bated breath for the arrival of his new baby, collapses after his wife Wahiba Khanum dies during birth. He faces competition with market traders, but his daughter Qatr El Nada stands beside him. He marries Dalal, but things don't go as expected

2008

Naked Souls

Naked Souls 2012

1

A contemporary social series that takes place in Damascus, and deals with the subject of doubt in the human being when some of its constants in life are shaken.

2012

Al Zennd - Wolf of Al Assi

Al Zennd - Wolf of Al Assi 2023

7.20

The story is set in a fiery period at the end of the 19th century in a tense atmosphere charged with the premonitions of the First World War. After Assi Al-Zand's discharge from military service and his return to his village on the banks of the Orontes river, he is caught up in a series of conflicts and conspiracies involving the region's leading political figures.

2023

The King's Family

The King's Family 2026

1

Businessman Jerry Al-Malik suddenly disappears after an alleged arrest, sparking a fierce battle over his vast fortune between his wife and uncle, who become the main suspects in this mysterious case

2026

Al-Qubba Alley

Al-Qubba Alley 2021

1

A dying man entrusts his brother-in-law with a small, tightly-concealed box that wreaks havoc as it evokes a deep hatred and sparks sick ambitions.

2021

Al-Jouri Neighborhood

Al-Jouri Neighborhood 2001

1

The events of the series revolve around a social and dramatic framework around Al-Juri neighborhood, where it represents the homeland, and the work aims to show the value of the homeland and that it is not just dirt, stones and houses, and that it is something precious that deserves love and loyalty.

2001

Love Has Decreed

Love Has Decreed 2006

1

The series discusses the stories of young university students, their reality during their studies, and the hardships and unknown fate they endure after graduation.

2006

Ashtar

Ashtar 2004

10.00

After her parents get divorced, Ishtar goes to live with her grandmother. When her grandmother passes away, she leaves the house to Ishtar , but her boyfriend tricks her into writing it over to him. She then goes to her aunt, who introduces her to the world of art through her voice.

2004

Kanoon

Kanoon 2025

1

Taking place in the Thieves' Market located in the Syrian capital, Damascus, the events deal with a number of stories dealing with counterfeiting currencies, drug trafficking, and others.

2025

The Coachman

The Coachman 2023

6.50

Abdo the charioteer's life becomes beset by a series of hurdles as he grapples with oppression and a fierce quest for love in old Damascus.

2023

5 Stars Family

5 Stars Family 1994

1

The story revolves around the family of Umm Ahmed Bilalish who lives in one of the old Damascene neighborhoods. When Farhan proposes to marry Samar, her mother reluctantly agrees. The events start taking a comic twist when the family wins the lottery and their social status changes.

1994

Nizar Qabbani

Nizar Qabbani 2005

1

The series revolves around the biography of the late poet Nizar Qabbani, and the series tells the story of the life of this poet, including that he was born in Syria and married twice and worked in the diplomatic corps.

2005

Humi Hon

Humi Hon 2004

1

A sitcom Syrian comedy about one of the wealthiest families in Damascus and their tenant.

2004

A Safety Distance

A Safety Distance 2019

1

The series manifest the lives of war veterans, and addresses subjects such as love, hope and life after war. There is also the ugly side of war such as organ trafficking and arms dealing.

2019

Jamil and Hanaa's Diaries

Jamil and Hanaa's Diaries 1997

5.00

The story of Jamil Al-Homsi, who is shy around women, which explains his wife Hanaa's lack of jealousy. This drives him to invent many ways to make her jealous and force her to pay more attention to him, which gets him into many comedic situations.

1997

Talea Al Feda

Talea Al Feda 2011

9.00

A story that examines the unique social fabric of the city of Damascus through the neighborhood of Talea Al Feda, where Muslims live alongside Christians and Jews, coexisting in tolerance and peace.

2011

Al Khawali

Al Khawali 2000

1

The story of Nassar Ibn Oraibi, a fighter against injustice, that sheds light on the life in the Damascus neighborhood and the role of one woman who becomes responsible for the house and her four daughters in light of her husband's absence during the Hajj.

2000

Time Of Coin

Time Of Coin 2012

1

The work deals with a stage in the history of Syrian society between 1915 to 1926, which is the time of the Ottomans' exit from Damascus and the French occupation of Syria, and presents the conditions of Syrian society at that time until the Great Syrian Revolution

2012