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