Morning Lies

Morning Lies 2006

5.50

Ne’naa, (Ahmad Adam) a blind music teacher lives with his stepfather Zeinhom (Saeed Tarabeek) and his stepfather’s new wife who both want to seize his inheritance. They introduce a prostitute, Poussy (Amira Fathy), as a nurse to make him fall for her and steal his heritage.

2006

Samir Abu el Nil

Samir Abu el Nil 2013

5.20

Samir Abo El-Nil (Ahmed Makki) lives in a local neighborhood where he gets into problems with its residents because of his stinginess . When his cousin Hussein Abo El-Nil (Hussein Al-Imam) leaves him a fortune , he starts a satellite channel where he discusses his relations with those around him.

2013

The Olive Tree of Boul'hivet

The Olive Tree of Boul'hivet 1978

10.00

Belkacem, a young unemployed man living in the Saharan village of Boulhilet, is entrusted by Bouacha, an old dervish who came from nowhere, with the secret of the olive tree, the only lush tree and true mystery in this stone desert. After water supply works, modern life bursts into the village. Belkacem, ill-prepared for this situation, confuses dream and reality. Believing he has killed his rival who loves his beloved, he flees the village after donning the clothes of the dervish, whose gait he now imitates.

1978

Wajib

Wajib 2017

7.20

After years abroad in Italy, Shadi returns to his native Nazareth. But this is no spectacular homecoming. He's back somewhat begrudgingly to honour his "wajib" (or duty) to hand out invitations to his sister's wedding with his father. The simmering tension between the two — who are often stuck in a car, more often than not in traffic — builds, exposing the sometimes-comic chasms that exist between men who live in different worlds but share an unshakable bond.

2017

The Cello

The Cello 2023

4.00

An aspiring cellist learns the cost of his brand-new cello is a lot more insidious than he first thought.

2023

The Humans and the Mongoose

The Humans and the Mongoose 2021

4.90

The story follows a poor government employee who lands in a lot of trouble because of his father's profession, while he falls for a girl who tries to help him solve his problems.

2021

Karkar

Karkar 2007

4.70

Karkar young rich who caused a shock Electric insanity, and after the death of his father, uncle trying Asim exploit his illness and fraud on him to get his money, and at the same time trying aunt are the other grabbing the money, they make a deal the two on fool (Karkar), and, following events in the struggle between good and evil.

2007

Back to Alexandria

Back to Alexandria 2024

6.10

After more than 20 years, Sue returns from Switzerland to her home country Egypt because her mother Fairouz is in a hospital bed. Sue ran away from the eccentric aristocrat as a young adult. Now she feels compelled to meet her again.

2024

Shams El Zanaty

Shams El Zanaty 1991

6.40

During World War II, a tribal chief travels to Cairo to buy weapons. He asks for Shams Al Zanati's help to protect his oasis from Marshal Bar'i.

1991

Best Times

Best Times 2004

7.50

Ahla el-Awqat (The Best of Times) tells the story of a successful middle-aged woman (Salma, played by Hanan Tork) who is left to live with her step father after a not-so-tragic accident that claims the life of her mother. Salma goes on a quest to find out the identity of the sender of mystery letters and packages. One letter includes a picture of her and her two best friends from school (played by the Hend Sabry and Menna Shalaby), whom she has not seen for 14 years. Reunited, the girls embark on the quest of finding the identity of the sender.

2004

Return My Heart

Return My Heart 1957

5.40

In Egypt forties and before the 14th of July revolution in 1952, a poor family lives in a prince's palace where the father works as a gardener. The family has two children Ali and Hassan. Ali grows up liking the prince's daughter who loves him too. Now grown ups, they realize how impossible this love story is. Joining the army, Ali fights in Palestine while the brother joins the police and is part of the King's guards. Ali gets back from Palestine and joins the secret military movement that will soon rule Egypt, The Free Officers. The revolution starts and the Free Officers are now in charge, putting Ali against his brother as a guard for the king and also against his lover, the prince's daughter as the revolution will confiscate all her family's wealth.

1957

Forced Escape

Forced Escape 2017

6.00

Follows the escape journey of 4 complete strangers who were accused of a murder they did not commit.

2017

Without You

Without You 1989

1

A Kuwait play about a family that is looking for a house maid to help them with house work and displays house maid problems and how badly they are treated.

1989

Flimflam

Flimflam 2016

5.40

A tour guide named "Noor" travels to Sharm el-Sheikh with his family to take the advantage of an offer provided by a company to spend a honeymoon in order to meet an Italian girl named "Perla". He finds there a girl named "Layla " staying in the same villa . By the time Noor's family allied with "Layla " to discourage him from developing a relationship with "Perla".

2016

My Sleeping Lover

My Sleeping Lover 2009

2.90

After undergoing hypnosis, Ramez finally meets the woman of his dreams — but his vision of her appearance doesn't quite match up with reality.

2009

Two For Rent

Two For Rent 2023

2.00

As the unemployed Safiha and Hamada are looking for a suitable job opportunity to earn a living, they decide to offer themselves for rent to whoever pays them to meet his demands as a means of making money.

2023

The Desert Ark

The Desert Ark 1998

6.70

The Desert Ark (L'Arche du Desert), a variation on Romeo and Juliet set in the Algerian desert. A young couple must face inevitable conflict when their rival families discover their secret love. Taking refuge in a cave, they listen to the sounds of a senseless campaign of violence and murder, which is the culmination of the extremism that has long divided their two communities. Nominated for the Golden Leopard at the 1997 Locarno Film Festival.

1998

The River

The River 2021

6.00

It's autumn. A man and a woman are about to leave a restaurant situated in the heart of the Lebanese mountains. They are suprised by fighter planes screaming past at low altitude. In the distance, war seems to be breaking out once more. Losing sight of the woman, the man starts looking for her. He finds her on the other side of the mountain. Together they sink deeper into nature, which becomes increasingly spectral, just like the slender thread that ties them to each other.

2021

Daughters Of Abdulrahman

Daughters Of Abdulrahman 2021

6.20

Years after escaping a dictated life, four estranged and offbeat sisters are forced to come together to find their suddenly-missing father. In their secret searching journey, secrets are revealed and more question marks are raised.

2021

Alexandria… Why?

Alexandria… Why? 1979

6.30

Amid the poverty, death, and suffering caused by World War II, 18-year-old Yehia retreats into a private world of fantasy and longing. Obsessed with Hollywood, he dreams of studying filmmaking in America but struggles to pursue his dream, given the constraints of his life in the middle class and the horrors of war.

1979