Love in a Jail Cell 1983
A wrongfully convicted man falls in love with his fellow inmate. They decide to get married after their release and seek revenge on a corrupt businessman.
A wrongfully convicted man falls in love with his fellow inmate. They decide to get married after their release and seek revenge on a corrupt businessman.
A Syrian refugee adapts to life in an unfamiliar country after her husband's immigration visa is unexpectedly rejected.
Nabil's life changes as an engineering company invades his house, claiming to build the house of the future as a solution to the pollution/trash crisis, infusing weird technology into his old traditional house.
A combination of three short films tackling the subject of AIDS, a subject approached by three different directors.
Tahar, son of a wealthy family, is trying to preserve his privileged status despite the social changes brought about by the revolution. Tinted with historical symbolism, the film tells of the disaggregation of a feudal family when the father died.
Ommi Traki is an elderly woman who is active and involved in everything, organizing everything in her family and neighborhood. Surrounding her are her husband Salah, who contentedly observes the results of his wife's interventions with a mocking air; her spoiled son Ali, a young man she still considers a child; the maid Zouzou; and others. The film is inspired by the famous Tunisian television series of the same name from the 1970s.
Accompanying activist Nardjes with his camera, Karim Aïnouz documents the youth culture, which is confidently taking to the streets for a democratic future in Algeria, whose independence their parents and grandparents have already fought.
“Asmahane” recounts the story of a Lebanese girl who fled her country after losing her family to war, to become a belly dancer in Morocco, fitting in seamlessly into the north African country’s culture. The events take place in a scary Casablanca, where the main character, a Christian Lebanese woman, forges connections with Moroccans on her way to look for a better life.
Ahmed meets Malak, and their relationship quickly evolves from mere admiration to mutual love. Each seeks to impress the other with their personality and actions, hoping their love story lasts forever and withstands all challenges.
A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship challenged by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice.
Two cousins, both from a middle-class background, finally see their dream come true when their inheritance is rightfully returned to them following their uncle’s death. Soon after, and to their shock, they discover that the inheritance is in the form of illegal goods. To liquidate these goods, they create an elaborate mobile game to sell them through it. They call this game… “Siko Siko”. The cousins enjoy a brief moment of spectacular success before a mob boss appears in their lives, claiming to be the real owner of the goods!
For an estimated population of 4 million, Lebanon boasts some 200,000 foreign domestic workers, contracted under a system of full custodianship that deprives them of basic rights. Implemented since the start of the civil war (1975), this system is borrowed from similar ones in the Gulf countries. It is predicated on a transaction whereby the worker is not providing a service, but is rather commodified as a product, with specialised agencies organising their import under conditions not unlike modern-day outposts of slavery. Director Maher Abi Samra places his camera inside the offices of the El Raed agency with the full complicity of its owner Zein. Diligently, unobtrusively, he observes and probes. The components of this state-sanctioned system come undone methodically
In a small Central African village, boyhood friends Djimi and Koni have come of age under a post-colonial government that levies crippling taxes and legally robs local farmers of their meager crops. When impulsive Koni savagely attacks a visiting government official, the resulting massacre forces the two friends on a journey that will transform them from boys into men, from farmers into soldiers and from villagers into revolutionaries. "We fight in one world so we can live in another," declares Koni as the two battle shoulder to shoulder against government troops. But while Koni embraces the politics and carnage of their dangerous new guerilla existence, Djimi longs for the simplicity and grace of the village life they've left behind. As the rebels move closer to victory, the two friends move closer to a clash of their own.
The movie is about a very naive young man, who wants to fix his house before it falls, but does not have the money, and rich girl who likes to spend money uncontrollably, whose father is scrooge, who would not give her access to her trust fund. In order to force her father to give her money, she stages a kidnapping with the assistance of her best friend and the naive young man, who ends up falling in love with her.
A social drama about four marginalized prostitutes in Marrakech and their complex relations with their families and society at large.
Dr. Sherif who works as a plastic surgeon, gets to know a young lady whom he falls in love with. But when he is introduced to her single mum he falls in love with her instead. Trying his best ways to get her attention.
"Nothing can be heard anymore; the roar of our plane absorbs every other sound. We are heading straight to the world's biggest display of soundproof fireworks, and soon we will drop our bombs."
It follows a young Emirati athlete named Majid, as he seeks to become a champion in combat sports, but he faces difficult challenges and risks during his sports career.
A story from the pages of archaeological heritage, set in diverse Emirati environments. It begins with the appearance of an earring on two luxurious pearls extracted by the diver Mabkhout from the depths of the sea to build between the captains
A journey with Ahlam and her family in Paris, taking a closer look at her personal and artistic life, enriched by memories, songs and music.
Kalam Nawaem is a one-hour, female-hosted Arabic talk show that airs late Sunday evenings on the satellite network MBC. Premiering in 2002, it is credited with pushing social boundaries on Arab television. As of 2007, it was among the top 10 programs in the Arab world and commanded the highest ad rates on MBC. In a notable 2011 episode, the program hosted U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The show's format was inspired by the American television series The View and features four female hosts of different ages, Arab nationalities and points of view. The hosts are Lebanese American journalist Octavia Nasr, Egyptian journalist Fawzia Salama, Saudi Arabian United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Muna AbuSulayman, and Lebanese television personality Rania Barghout. Previous hosts include Palestinian actress Farah Besiso, Saudi fashion designer Heba Gamal, Lebanese actress Hiam Abou Chedid, and Egyptian reporter Nashwa Al Ruwaini. Controversial topics of discussion have included homosexuality, gender equality, terrorism, masturbation, incest, sexual harassment, rape, child abuse, infidelity and divorce. The presenters also read correspondence from viewers. Parts of the show have been censored by MBC.
Younis grows up in a poor, violent environment where there is no respect for the law, but he remains committed to some principles and ethics and does not indulge in that corrupt environment. He tries to adhere to notions of manliness, chivalry, and morality.
MDL UAE follows the lives and careers of 5 top brokers as they compete at the cut-throat luxury real estate market in the UAE. The first international series in the (Million Dollar Listing) franchise.
The series follows Ashhafan, whose miserly behavior becomes the talk of his small town. Each episode presents a new scenario where his frugality leads to comical misunderstandings and conflicts with friends, family, and neighbors.
We live today in a world that we built over time, driven by a love of knowledge and exploration, and the search for the new and the best. But the idea has a story, and the invention has a story, which we tell you in the "Story of an Idea" program in a light way, in which we travel with you through time and ideas. This is not a historical programme, nor is it scientific or social, it is somewhere in between.
A competitive program that highlights entrepreneurship and innovation, where aspiring entrepreneurs compete to convince a panel of investors with innovative ideas or business ventures worth funding.
Top Chef Middle East is a reality competition that airs on LBC in which 17 chefs compete against one another in culinary challenges. It is based on the American reality television show Top Chef. The contestants are judged by the show presenter Siham Tueni, Head Chef Joe Barza, and a weekly panel of professional chefs and other personalities from the food industry with one or more contestant eliminated in each episode.
Freej 10 Stars is a short comedic TV mini-series set in a lively Emirati neighborhood. Starring Jamal Al-Sumaiti, Abdullah Al-Bahti, Hassan Al-Tamimi, Omar Taher, Ashwaq, and Haifa Al-Ali, the show, written by Talal Mahmoud and directed by Mohammed Al-Saadi, presents humorous stories that spotlight local characters and cultural quirks in a warm, familiar setting.
A comedy series that deals with the adventures of Danoun, a man in his sixties who faces embarrassing situations with his family, while Sanqur plans to take revenge on him in a framework full of humor and suspense.
Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra
The Fast Food Challenge has started in Spacetoon Mom's Kitchen! Talia challenges Sama with one of teenagers' favorite meals, burgers! Who will win this challenge, I wonder?
Launched in April 2010, World of Sports was a weekly sports show airing on Dubai One and featuring a mixture of local and international sports highlights, studio and telephone interviews with sporting personalities and a variety of sports related features. Series One was hosted by Layne Redman with Tom Urquhart, Mark Pendergast, Noel Miller and Anas Bukhash appearing as regular studio guests. Series two saw a change in host with Tom Urquhart taking the hosting duties and a change in focus from the international sports of Season One to cover more local sporting events. The show was broadcast on Dubai One in the UAE at Dubai Media Incorporated's Maktoum Studios and could be viewed all over the middle east and Africa. Each episode debuted on Thursday nights at 20:00 UAE time and was thirty minutes in duration.
Zakia is unlike any superhero you've seen before. Some say she's just a student, others say she can't compete with male superheroes - but she always proves everyone wrong. Student by day and superhero by night, she is the heroine the world needs right now. And the secret of her strength is her sunglasses.