Rat Hole 2023
Desperate to make some extra money, Kholoud bites off more than she can chew at work and races against time to fulfill an unreasonable quota.
Desperate to make some extra money, Kholoud bites off more than she can chew at work and races against time to fulfill an unreasonable quota.
Hager works in a hospital. She meets a stretcher-bearer. Charmed, she begins a serious relationship until the day when....
On the order of their spiritual leader, three young Islamists kidnap a group of actors who are about to go on tour with their latest show.
Dr. Radwan marries Karima, the daughter of a large conservative family. After years of successful marriage, Amjad,who is Karima's former love, appears. He tries to exploit her financially by making her believe that he still loves her. He invades her life in a fast pace to force her to surrender to him..
Ali Munir Al-Jahsh is a wealthy young man who picks up women who visit his father's psychiatric clinic. They both have a bet, where Ali must help a patient recover from his complex with women by deceiving three girls the patient knows and they rejected him, namely Siham, Shukriya and Samiha.
Egyptian Jeanne d’Arc’ is a creative documentary that explores issues of female emancipation in ‘post post-revolutionary’ Egypt. Beginning with the return journey to Cairo of a filmmaker long absent from her own country, the film weaves a series of intimate portraits composed of interviews, poetic voice-over and dance; exploring themes of oppression, guilt and faith with Egyptian women, many of them artists. Reflecting on Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 film ‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’ – in which the female figure is martyred by the patriarchal forces surrounding her – ‘Jeanne’ is a contemporary commentary that melds documentary and dance with poetic storytelling and myth to arrive at the core of the filmmaker’s enquiries into the circumstances of women in Egypt today.
Muhammad fails to pass the diploma exam and does not care about his studies or success in his life, his father (Mohamed Reda) turns to a psychiatrist (Abdel Moneim Ibrahim) in the hope that he will find a remedy for his problem, in fact the doctor is nothing but a failed claimant impostor. Muhammad meets the girl of his dreams, Dina (Souad Hosni), who exchanges love while his cousin, Wafa (Nawal Abu Al Fotouh), loves him from one side. The fake doctor seizes the opportunity to improve Muhammad’s condition and claims to be the cause of his recovery. Events unfold in a comical and romantic setting.
Once a Punk, always a Punk? This is the story of Stof whom we followed for 8 years through the popular districts of Casablanca. He pays his independence at a high price when he finds himself arrested.
The story revolves around a grandfather who stole a rare masterpiece belonging to the late singer (Umm Kulthum) in his youth, but after years passes, he finds himself chased by those who want to have this piece, which makes him resort to the help of his only grandson.
As Amina tries to join a performing dance troupe, the other members try to figure a solution for their financial situation. Amina falls for Salah, the troupe's director and first dancer, but Salah tries to keep his distance because he thinks she is in love with another.
Naji, Makram, and Ezzat are three friends who know Saber Abdel Sadiq. The wealthy businessman admires Naji's intelligence and hires him. Naji agrees despite his knowledge that Saber runs suspicious businesses, while journalist Makram launches a press campaign attacking Saber and accusing him of a major corruption case, in which the driver (Ezzat) testifies against him, so Saber kills him. Naji's conscience awakens and he tries to help Ezzat's sister Hind uncover the killer.
Raouf gets involved with Azhar in their relationship, graduates and appoints a detective, Raouf abandons Azhar, and marries Rashid's daughter Siham. Azhar marries the pimp Zaghlol, and he forces her to work with him. Raouf surprised Azhar is accused in a case of prostitution. He regrets his abandonment, and stands with her.
Tabel abandons his luxurious family life in favor of a bohemian life with his eccentric marginalized friends. When Tabel dies, his daughter attempts to give him a decent burial, but his friends take the corpse away to bid him farewell in their own way.
A TV presenter discusses several issues concerning the Arab region and Arab identity through the representation of a Kuwaiti student who travels to Egypt to resume his studies and crosses paths with an Egyptian girl whose parents oppose their marriage.
Salma is a 37 years old paramedic nurse working in private and public hospitals in Tunisia. When her only son, Murad, go to Syria to join the terrorist movement Al-Nusra Front, Salma infiltrate the jihadists with the aim to bring her son back to Tunisia.
In love with Brazil and Maria, a soap opera heroin harassed by a corrupt contractor, Abdelinho suffers parallel ordeal in Morocco by pressure of Amr Taleb, a dogmatic, moralistic priest, enforcing religious purity on the community
Two young people from a popular neighborhood in Alexandria, the first singer Kimo, and the second merged with her husband and the university professor.
Issam flees into the desolate valley after a violent confrontation with the mayor, who had shot his cat. He takes refuge in an abandoned cabin, where his old friend Raafat offers to help until tensions pass. Issam’s relentless anger at the mayor’s tyranny clashes with Raafat’s cautious pragmatism. The story reflects the tension between two opposing forces in society—the disruptive but righteous and the silent but complicit—and the cost of choosing either path.
Tora Bora is a story of the journey of Abou Tareq and Om Tareq in their search for their youngest son Ahmed, who after being brainwashed by extremists, decides to leave Kuwait to join the the terrorist forces in Afghanistan. The elderly couple are not prepared for the suffering and darkness they encounter on their journey through the war-torn country. Their elder son, Tareq, with the aid of Pakistani intelligence, attempts to find his parents and his brainwashed brother. Tora Bora is a film about how the mistakes of one son can lead to hardships for an entire family in Arab/Muslim society.