The Idol 2016
Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."
Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."
In a house the popular area, Abdeen, live Haha and his sister, Tuffaha, Haha works as "Nubachi" whose duty is to collect gift money thrown at belly dancers, at wedding parties, from under the dancers, while Tuffaha works as a nurse in a hospital. A conflict arises between them about who gets to keep the family home, as Haha wants to get married a live in it, and Tuffaha is in love with Fawzi, a gas cylinder mobile salesman, and wants to marry him and live in family home, but Haha disapproves this relationship.
A comedy about a group of friends as they get reunited to help one of their own find his way out of major trouble. As the situation gets more complicated, they are forced to take a trip to a coastal town.
After Durriya pressures Saleh about their crumbling family house, a magical portal suddenly appears and takes them to parallel worlds they never knew existed.
Haifa, nicknamed after the city of his love and hope, goes around and comes around in a Palestinian refugee camp. Although he is everybody's fool, there are many things that only he knows. He is closely related to the family of Abu Said, a former policeman who gains new hopes from the political developments. Oum Said, his wife, hangs her hope on the imminent release of their eldest son, Said, from jail. She tries to find him a bride to secure things for the future. Their youngest son, Siad, is cynical and rebellious. He refuses to believe things. Sabah, the 12 year old daughter is romancing the future and wants to find out what's in it for her. The different stories are interwoven into a very timely insight into the current Palestinian mind.
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)
Marital problems happen every day where one day the couple decided to involve others in their problems . During the clash of the parties , the metal door lock breaks down and everyone gets locked inside the apartment , at this moment the problem escalated into a disaster.
Three years after the events of the first film, the four brothers are trying in various ways to preserve the covenant they made to themselves to stay away from a life of theft and crime, but one event in their lives changes all that, and introduces them to new worlds for them, and puts them in very dangerous confrontations with A number of professional criminals.
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.
The plot sheds light on women's issues through the suffering of several women living on an island, where they are exposed to several problems and crises due to some men's lack of understanding of their rights.
The film revolves around Sorour, a businessman who loves a girl called Hannah, but gets involved with a gang and has to run away from them.
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.
A tragicomic story of several characters caught in a historic event, the cancellation of the sheep Aid in 1996: Lofti the amnesic, Mounir who is rejected by the family of the woman he wans to marry, a child who can't understand this cancellation and a person who needs help to commit suicide.
The events deal with the idea of religious extremism and atheism affecting young people and its impact on society.
In Gaza, 60-year-old fisherman Issa has been secretly in love with Siham, a widow who works at the market. One day, the discovery of an ancient phallic statue of Apollo in his fishing net changes his life. With newfound confidence, he decides to approach Siham but problems arise when authorities become involved with this mysterious and potent treasure.
Azima is a blind woman whose son's naivety may cause them to lose their home, so she decides to form a gang, hoping to save the situation.
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.
Ali, a self-made middle-class businessman, finds himself torn between two loves: The woman he's about to marry and his old flame who barges back into his life. What will his heart dictate?
A wealthy businessman and a businesswoman face financial ruin during an economic crisis. As they try to recover, a comedic romance develops between them.
SL CHI is the flagship of comedy shows in Lebanon. It remains the undisputed legend in its category with unforgettable characters like Youssef 2ley2el, Fadia Cherre2a, Pipo, Teta Rosana, Amine 3amine and many many others.
A Lebanese-Syrian-Egyptian drama TV series in which a handsome young man, Aous, is being chased down by five women who are trying to kill him, each with a separate motivation that has underlying feelings of passion, betrayal and deceit.
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.
The series follows the intertwining relationships between Ward and his wife Yasmine, as they're facing problems with their marriage while dealing with their son's serious medical condition, and Ward's relationship with Tara who's in love with him while she's married to Hany.
Stand-up comedy episodes about the social and political life in Lebanon
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.
Years after being sentenced to life in prison for killing his mum and stepdad, a man's life changes when a lawyer shows up with exculpatory evidence.
Star Academy Arab World, also known as Star Academy: Al-Academya or Star Academy LBC, is a pan-Arab televised talent show, which began in 2003 that features a group of young male and female candidates from all over the Arab world. The show became a huge success instantly and a must-watch event everyday for its fans. It is the Arabic adaptation of the French television show Star Academy, which is produced by Endemol. Star Academy Arab World is produced by Netherlands company Endemol, Vanilla Productions & PAC Ltd. The show is based on the Spanish format called Operación Triunfo. The show basically revolves around 16–21 contestants that live in an isolated penthouse apartment for 4 months, with one of the contestants getting eliminated every week through a nomination process. The contestants get to showcase their talents in a weekly concert and perform on stage with various designs, dancers, solo performances, a cappella on piano sharing the stage with the most popular singers in the Arab World. One of the show's highlights are the appearances of some of the Arab World's most important performers such as Najwa Karam, Diana Haddad, Haifa Wahbe, Elissa, Angham, Asalah, Ramy Ayach, Myriam Fares, Kazem Al Saher, Nawal Al-Zoghbi, Marwan Khoury, Carole Samaha, Ehab Tawfik, Wael Kfoury, Sherine, Fares Karam, Abdallah Al Rowaished and many more. The show has also been successful for its reinvention and continuous changes, just as, starting from the third season, the show witnessed guests from international superstars such as Julio Iglesias, Anggun, Karl Wolf, Tina Arena, Chris De Burgh and Massari.
Forced into hiding in a mysterious house after a tragic accident, Razan and her two children soon discover that the mysteries within its walls are the least of their worries.
A lawyer ignores his values and publishes a dead man’s book in his own name, only to discover that the murder story is real and become the prime suspect.
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.
A drama that follows the life of Hady and Rima as a blossoming romance brings them together at first sight, but as Hady's secrets gradually unfold, their relationship gets complicated.
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.