Sea Salt 2023
17-year-old Nayla in a hot summer day on the southern seaside of Lebanon is faced with the same dilemma as any other young person in Lebanon: to leave or to stay. Two men in her life who have set ideas about it might get surprised.
17-year-old Nayla in a hot summer day on the southern seaside of Lebanon is faced with the same dilemma as any other young person in Lebanon: to leave or to stay. Two men in her life who have set ideas about it might get surprised.
An adaptation of the satirical play of the same name by comedian Rouïched (Ahmed Ayad). "El-Ghoula" (The Vampire) tells the story of a corrupt official who lives off the peasants of an agricultural cooperative. Instead of solving problems, this official manipulates empty rhetoric and "revolutionary" slogans to galvanize them and encourage them to continue working. Opportunistic, he will transform the fellahs' work into chaotic bureaucratic procedures for his own personal gain.
In a dystopian future, an Australian-Iraqi woman held captive in a chaotic and brutal British immigration detention centre takes up severe measures to survive and reconnect with her estranged family.
Malik has a lot on his plate when he returns home to Tunisia after living in France. He's processing his father's death, he can't come out to his mother, and his childhood anxieties have resurfaced. But all of Malik's problems seem to fade away when he falls for Bilal, the dreamy houseboy at his mother's bourgeois estate.
Greasebeard and his road pirates join the Epic Race and it is up to Team Hot Wheels to stop them. But, with a saboteur among them, they must find a new way to keep the pirates from winning and learn about friendship along the way.
Interpol agent Khalid Al-Azzazi joins forces with Ghali Abu Dawood from the 7 Dogs crime syndicate to fight drug trafficking.
Yanis, a young Kabyl man, is leaving for Paris the following day. He goes to the nearby village to tie up loose ends. There he learns of the death of a childhood friend and meets another at the funeral. A mishap in a café turns his last day in the backwaters of an earthy and soggy Algeria into a road movie, first desperate, then thoughtful and melancholic.
Najib, who lives in Morocco, envies his brother, an architect living in France for twenty years. For lack of money, he decides to join the hexagon, but clandestinely. During his journey, he meets Attila, a Turk on the run that will drag him into his shady business. His arrival in France will be far from being as idyllic as he hoped!
A sci-fi documentary that follows the rise and fall of Lyd — a 5,000-year-old metropolis that was once a bustling Palestinian town until it was conquered when the State of Israel was established in 1948. As the film unfolds, a chorus of characters creates a tapestry of the Palestinian experience of this city and the trauma left by the massacre and expulsion.
The first Sultan of Egypt and Syria leads the Muslim military campaign against the invading Christians from Europe during the Third Crusade.
In the vast expanse of desert East of Atlas Mountains in Morocco, seasonal rain and snow once supported livestock, but now the drought seems to never end. Hardly a blade of grass can be seen, and families travel miles on foot to get water from a muddy hole in the ground. Yet the children willingly ride donkeys and bicycles or walk for miles across rocks to a "school of hope" built of clay. Following both the students and the teachers in the Oulad Boukais Tribe's community school for over three years, SCHOOL OF HOPE shows students Mohamed, Miloud, Fatima, and their classmates, responding with childish glee to the school's altruistic young teacher, Mohamed. Each child faces individual obstacles - supporting their aging parents; avoiding restrictions from relatives based on traditional gender roles - while their young teacher makes do in a house with no electricity or water.
Aya only dreams of finding love like her favorite opera character Carmen. But the person who steals her heart is a powerful hashish trafficker known as The Baron. After buying her virginity from her brothers, he soon reveals himself to be an illusory prince charming.
Free and a multi-talented artist, Habiba Msika was one of the brightest stars of her time, the twenties. Inspired by the real-life of the artist, the film evokes the last years from 1927. Punctuated by the jolts of a changing time, this tumultuous stage in Habiba Msika's life was branded by the love that Mimoun, a wealthy landowner, and Chedly a young poet from a good family, both dedicated to her. In Berlin, during a triumphant tour, she meets the oriental music star, the Iraqi Baghdadi, and is introduced to Parisian life by Peter, and a dandy of disconcerting charm. Back in Tunis, Habiba Msika's life is carried away by the frenetic whirlwind of success, controversies, and thwarted passions until the final tragedy of her death.
Six strong-willed women whose adventurous streak changed the face of film industry in early twentieth century Egypt – a time when the country was, despite the liberal ripples, still steeped in conservative tradition. The film shows how these women, different as they were in class and social background, broke taboos and dismissed conventional wisdom to fulfill their overpowering passion for filmmaking. Women Who Loved Cinema takes us to the past and brings us, seamlessly, to the present day. Aziza ... Fatema ... Behidja ... Amina ... Assia … Mary... theirs is a story that will remain indelibly etched in the memory of Egyptian cinema.
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.
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.
Amin Pasha is a wealthy villager who lives lavishly, while his son Hamdy fools around in the city. As for Hassanein, he works for them to raise his daughter Fatima. Amin's wife escapes to the city and her husband chases her but the two die in an accident. Fatima tries to persuade Hamdy to return home.
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.
The film embarks on a journey into the world of romantic relationships with their ups and downs and their impact on human lives through a number of different stories, and it presents a new perspective on love that goes beyond traditional concepts and reveals unfamiliar angles.
The events revolve around the grandmother (Hababa), who tells her granddaughter Lulwa and Nadia every day a story from the stories of the Thousand and One Nights, so that the scenes follow between the grandmother and the events of the story she tells, and the stories shed light on human values and social issues.
Five female students gathered in a residence in one of the Gulf countries, where they live a life full of excitement, adventures, and happy and sad surprises, and they went through a semester that cannot be forgotten. So the question they want remains: Will they achieve the goal of this study mission?
"Darb Al-Zalaq" is a classic Kuwaiti TV series that offers a window into Gulf Arab culture through the comedic and often poignant tale of two brothers, Hussein and Saad. Driven by their desire for quick wealth, they embark on a series of ill-fated business ventures, only to find themselves repeatedly caught in the traps of their own making. Set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing society, the series explores themes of greed, family ties, and the unpredictable twists of fate that are central to Arab storytelling. Through humor and satire, "Darb Al-Zalaq" reflects the challenges of balancing tradition and modernity in the Gulf, making it a cultural touchstone that resonates with audiences across generations.
1980s, Kuwait. One daughter’s “mistake” tips a family’s world off balance. Fear of shame turns a father ruthless, the women bear the blame, and marriages become punishment—until a once-fragile mum rises to fight back.
The events of the series revolve around “Abu Ibrahim” (Saad Al-Faraj), whose house burns and loses all his family, after which he lives a stage of schizophrenia and a painful and poignant life because of his feeling of guilt for what happened.
The series takes place in a form of humor and comedy about the two brothers who are looking for jobs, but have difficulty finding jobs.
The events of the work revolve around the family problems that surround the Kuwaiti family, specifically the issues of youth and adolescence, and revealing the problems and negatives that surround them, taking into account containing this group, taking proper care of it, and monitoring its daily behavior, in addition to addressing the personality of the head of the family who is eager to collect money and wealth.
A retired policewoman is pulled into a complex case in a quiet residential building, and discovers that much bigger secrets lie behind its doors.
The story revolves around a Kuwaiti man in his late fifties who fears that his fortune will be lost overnight due to an economic blow that will destroy him. He finds no escape except through his half-brother, who holds Saudi citizenship and lives in Dubai and works as a failed and unlucky veterinarian. Events begin to accelerate after they meet together in the midst of many funny paradoxes and amusing situations.
"Al-Aqdar" (Fate) is a 1978 Kuwaiti drama that follows Khalifa, a man torn between tradition and change as he considers a second marriage to fulfill his dream of fatherhood. Set amid Kuwait's transformation following the oil boom, the series explores family conflicts and the impact of modernization on personal and generational values.
Umm Jassim takes care of her children and her business after her husband's death. Sultan competes with her in the market, and he agrees with his assistant to spy on her for his own benefit and take revenge on her. However, Sultan eventually gets what he deserves for what he does.
Everyone in Hamad’s family has his own affairs: Taiba is a domineering wife who takes on the responsibilities of the house, Salem continues his studies abroad, Bashayer tries to work after graduation in the field of journalism, Nasser plays football without interest in studying, and Tahani wants to marry because she does not want to continue her studies.
The work deals with the story of Suleiman Abu Al-Rish, who is married to Ghanima, the owner of the company he runs. Suleiman goes crazy when he suffers many successive disasters after his marriage to Dalal, his first wife, Ghanima.
After their father’s passing, three stepsisters are invited to live with their grandmother for a year, at the end of which she will choose one heiress.
The elder spreads ruin everywhere, and asks his sons Alqam and Hazbona to work to change Ajaj to become a liar, a deceitful and a spiteful so that he can fulfill his old prophecy of spreading destruction in the world through the ruler of the city of the winds
Salha is divorced from her cousin Abdul Rahman. Despite their divorce, he lives with her in the same government house and has another wife. As Salha owns half of the house, he cannot sell it without her consent. Many funny situations occur between them because of her jealousy of her ex-husband’s wife.
A traditional comedy series, which deals with the memoirs of Juha and his son, the poet Ajib, their adventures in trade, and their passage in funny situations that expose them to embarrassment, their determination and their efforts to earn the sustenance of their day and to satisfy Juha's wife, the greedy.
The series depicts the executions of sentences in satirical ways through the convicts working in the circus, with an emphasis on comedy to convey social messages.