January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.
Trapped in an underground pit during a storm, three students from an all-girls school must confront their personal conflicts as they fight to survive.
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.
Alexandria, Egypt, 1940. Three young Egyptians come to the aid of a woman being attacked by three British soldiers. One of them is arrested and thrown in jail. When the military surrounds the police station and begins an all-out assault, it's up to one man, Gen. Youssef al-Masri, to defend his prison and protect his people.
In the Occupied West Bank of the 1980s, a Palestinian teenager is swept into a protest that changes the course of his family's life. Reeling from its aftermath, his mother, Hanan, shares the story that led them to that fateful moment. Spanning seven decades, this epic drama traces the hopes and heartaches of one uprooted family, revealing not only the scars of displacement, but the unbreakable spirit of survival.
A Syrian doctor and her daughter flee Aleppo, setting off a chain of events that binds five strangers together. A smuggler, a soldier, a poet, and a coast guard captain collide in a crisis that tests their courage, their choices, and their humanity.
Two newlyweds on their honeymoon discover that they are different in almost every way — but can these opposites attract?
Festival panafricain d'Alger is a documentary by William Klein of the music and dance festival held 40 years ago in the streets and in venues all across Algiers. Klein follows the preparations, the rehearsals, the concerts… He blends images of interviews made to writers and advocates of the freedom movements with stock images, thus allowing him to touch on such matters as colonialism, neocolonialism, colonial exploitation, the struggles and battles of the revolutionary movements for Independence.
In what could be considered a follow up to Al Qasimi’s 2020 work Mother of Fire, she once again invokes the figure of the jinn (spirits in Islamic mythology) to explore the ghosts of British imperialism in the UAE. As its spectre lingers on the horizon, two teenage girls seek to liberate a pirate damned to spend purgatory on a site now being developed into a hotel. Originally commissioned for Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present, Al Qasimi entangles historical narratives with contemporary notions of piracy. In examining how it has been historically and culturally represented, new perspectives of old mythographies come into focus. (Myriam Mouflih)
A teenager unwittingly reveals a terrible family secret to her new neighbors.
A platoon of Commandos’ soldiers, lead by a fearless commander, Nour, and their journey through heroic battles from The Six Days War to the commencement of The Attrition War.
Interpol agent Khalid Al-Azzazi joins forces with Ghali Abu Dawood from the 7 Dogs crime syndicate to fight drug trafficking.
Adam is allergic to love, but somehow ends up engaged to both his boss's daughter and his first love. Now he must try to keep his double life a secret.
Mahmoud, a simple employee of the Ministry of Health, loves lawyer "Amal", who trains in the office of her teacher, "Ali Hammad", Mahmoud "travels" to Kuwait to improve his financial situation. Her wealthy professor escapes chasing her cousin, Fathi officer, Mahmoud settles in Cairo after returning from abroad and renews his hope to marry Amal after her husband's death. Bribery from "Ibrahim Al-Fakharani" to facilitate the process of importing rotten food for "Al-Fakharani". Amal defends him and accuses her cousin of fabricating the accusation. Mahmoud's order is revealed, he collapses and confesses that he is already bribed after he reaches his home to find that his brother, sister and children died after eating the canned food that he admitted to the country.
This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.
Failed entrepreneur and struggling dad Sattam finds himself tangled in a madcap scheme when he decides to repay his debts — by kidnapping his own father.
The events of the film take place in a social and comedic context, where the psychiatrist Youssef is responsible for issuing a psychological report on the dangerous criminal Taha until he is released from prison, and he discovers that he is the ex-husband of his wife Sahar and the father of her son.
Story of Omar, son of a wealthy business man, who was in a relationship with a model, Farah, and decided to forget her after a fight with her manager in a club with whom she cheated on him. His friend introduces him to Salma, a new colleague who recently moved to the university, she had a hard past when her ex boyfriend who cheated on her with her mother and he has to do his best to win her heart
Written secrets are what connects the beaches in Kuwait and Mohamed Ali Road in Mumbai, as a beautiful friendship bonds Shehab and the merchant Abdel Wahab, but the friendship is tarnished when Abdel Wahab betrays his best friend.
A decision to spend her husband’s secret stash of money takes Amina, who leads a simple life, to places she never imagined she would go.
The Black Box is a talk show hosted by journalist Ammar Taqi. It features in-depth interviews with public figures from Kuwait and the broader Arab world, including the Gulf region. The program presents personal testimonies from individuals who witnessed or were involved in significant political, economic, social, and sports events, offering a documentary-style account of modern regional history.
The role of events in the seventies of the last century, when Kuwait was an example of human and material development and progress. The series deals with several social and humanitarian issues, such as social class, materialism, love of control and equality between men and women, through three families that struggle directly and indirectly among themselves.
Brothers Mana' and Duwas make a living as street vendors, always finding clever ways to earn extra money. Tensions flare when Duwas breaks Mana’s rule to wait until their sister Fatoun marries before he does, secretly tying the knot with Lulwa and setting off a series of comedic events.
The events revolve around the Wali of Justice Stan (Abu Shuja), the just governor who handles the affairs of a state that has lived in the shadow of his justice and generosity of morals for a long time. Illegal Profit draws up a plan to remove the governor and the Minister of Cheb (Badran)
What begins as a vibrant, joy-filled Kuwaiti wedding turns into a terrifying spiral of psychological horror, drawing viewers into a gripping world of fear, mystery, and dark folklore.
A controlling mother who spies on her children and their spouses by installing cameras in their rooms is caught in a web of problems when one of her daughters-in-law finds out.
Set in Kuwait in 1988, two women making their way in the boys club of the Kuwait Stock Exchange, on the eve of Saddam Hussein's invasion of the country.
Block 13 is a Kuwaiti animated series that follows four boys navigating humorous adventures in their neighborhood and school. Blending South Park-inspired visuals with local culture, the show tackles Gulf societal issues in a lighthearted, family-friendly way.
Suad, a secretary, secretly loves Noah, an engineer who barely notices her. Her sister Maryam intervenes with playful schemes to bring them together, sparking unexpected twists and heartfelt moments.
Based on the novel "The Blind Sinbad," the series begins with a sea voyage in the nineties that ends with Amer's drowning, which unleashes a series of secrets and crises that extend over three decades and directly affect the lives of Nawaf, Nadia, and their daughter Mnayer.
A satirical Gulf comedy about three sisters who plot to sabotage their eldest sister's marriage through a series of failed schemes. Amidst family rivalries and humorous situations, the show highlights social pressures.
A romantic thriller series about the reality of Gulf women, and their relationship with the Eastern man by addressing a range of different stories and tales that dive into their respective worlds.
Four individuals at a crossroads in life are given the chance to take both paths, and decide which road is best for them.
A social comedy about the Gulf society, told through the story of an ambulance and the emergency calls it responds to. It also deals with the many issues of concern to the regular citizen like spoiled meat, politics, and economics.
Set in the fictional City of Storms, "Al-Ghorbaa" is a Kuwaiti heritage drama that follows the lives of citizens under the oppressive rule of Kamel Al-Awsaf. With injustice and fear spreading through the streets, a masked knight, a courageous woman named Hind, and a resourceful ally named Morjan emerge as symbols of hope. Together, they quietly resist the regime in a fight to reclaim their city's freedom and dignity.
A few Kuwaiti students leave in the 50's to the University of Cairo in Egypt, the land of art and openness and experience exceptional love stories.
The events of the work in the market and the old Kuwaiti market and the situation of traders and the problems they are exposed to and projections on the state of the Kuwaiti economy.
