Asmaa

Asmaa 2011

8.04

A woman who suffers from AIDS decides not to surrender to the fatal disease. She exerts huge efforts in trying to recover or by helping those who suffer the same disease by giving them glimmers of hope.

2011

Marry Me Again?

Marry Me Again? 2021

5.47

When a technical error annuls the union of all married couples in Egypt, a journalist sets out to investigate rising marital issues— including his own.

2021

Journey to the Moon

Journey to the Moon 1959

4.80

In his quest for fame and success, Ismail, a driver for a newspaper company, tries to take some unauthorized photographs of the inside of a German rocket undergoing a technical test. He accidentally launches the rocket into space, taking with him Dr Sharvin, the German scientist who built the rocket, and Ahmad Rushdi, an Egyptian meteorologist. When their rocket somehow manages to land upon the moon, the three hapless space travelers meet Dr Cosmo and learn of the intelligent life that once inhabited the moon but which was all but annihilated by a nuclear war. After Rushdi falls in love with one of the moon girls, they all decide to return to earth but lack enough fuel for the trip and so have to venture to the foreboding far side of the moon to obtain some 'atomic petrol.' Will the crew ever return to the earth?

1959

Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady

Afrita Hanem: The Genie Lady 1949

5.20

The fortunes of down-on-his-luck crooner Asfour change overnight when he discovers a mysterious lamp housing a charming genie. She can make anything he wishes come true, so he asks for help in luring his distracted girlfriend from the charms of a rich competitor. But Asfour soon learns he should be careful what to wish for, as he soon realizes his heart may lie elsewhere.

1949

The Wound

The Wound 2024

1

Leila, a young woman in contemporary Morocco who is caught between her own desires and the societal and familial expectations that bind her. As she navigates the pressures of tradition and personal identity, Leila faces a heartbreaking choice that forces her to confront the deep conflicts within herself.

2024

Marriage for Half an Hour

Marriage for Half an Hour 1969

7.00

Fatma had a crush on Dr. Hosny, a womanizer dentist she met, so she decided to convince him to hire her as his nurse. On the other side, Hosny is in the middle of a love story with Dalia, a Flower Shop owner who hates liars more than anything else.

1969

And The Time passed

And The Time passed 1975

1

Madbouly works at Al-Basha mansion with his wife and two sons. Al-Basha has a playboy son named Mohsen who commits a murder and asks his father to find someone to take the fall instead of him. He negotiates with Madbouly to go to prison instead of Mohsen in exchange for money . Madbouly agrees and events escalate.

1975

Baghdad Messi

Baghdad Messi 2023

7.40

The talented Hamoudi is an 11-year-old boy with a passion for soccer and an ultimate dream to one day reach the level of his idol Lionel Messi. The day Hamoudi is caught in a horrific suicide attempt, he wakes up severely injured in a hospital. As his parents struggle to keep the family safe, Hamoudi is determined to fight for his shattered dream.

2023

Alexandria... New York

Alexandria... New York 2004

6.60

An enthralling look at the relationship between America and the Arab World from an Arab perspective. It tells the story of Yehia, a renowned Egyptian filmmaker whose life has been shaped by a pair of disrupted love affairs, one with an American woman named Ginger, the other with America itself.

2004

The Sad Night Bird

The Sad Night Bird 1977

7.00

Adel is imprisoned and sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit, as he was with a woman he didn't know when the murder happened. He escapes from jail with the help of officer Hazem, only to find that the mystery woman is the wife of a famous businessman who can not testify to his innocence.

1977

My Husband’s Woman

My Husband’s Woman 1970

5.00

When her friend Nany convinces her that she is sick, Samya goes in for a checkup and discovers that she is about to die. Samya decides to pick a bride for her husband to marry after she dies.

1970

A Cultural Film

A Cultural Film 2000

7.00

Three sexually-frustrated friends are determined to watch a porno video but have no private place, no VCR, and no TV, so they go on a misadventure in which their group constantly increases, taking on more and more sexually-frustrated people and falling into one mishap after another, all because of the restrictions of society.

2000

Al Ragol Yohib Maratein

Al Ragol Yohib Maratein 1987

6.00

Sharif is a journalist and writer who is married to Amani and has a young child. His articles in the fight against political corruption led to his arrest for four years in which his young son drowned. He emerges from the prison, lamenting his wife, whose negligence resulted in the death of his only son. Thin letters in the prison without signature and loves and marries.

1987

Night and Jail Bars

Night and Jail Bars 1973

7.00

The wife of a prison warden falls in love with one of his prisoners.

1973

Sabriya

Sabriya 1997

1

This film explores the impact of the modern world on the traditional male society of the Maghreb. It is a film about men who prefer to live life as an abstract game and the free-spirited woman who changes everything. Said and Youssef have fulfilled a life-long dream by opening a "chess bar" in the middle of the desert. They sit around drinking palm wine, playing board games and composing love poetry to imaginary women. All this changes with the arrival of Sarah, a sexually liberated, uninhibited metisse who easily lures Youssef into an affair. Soon he is dreaming not about chess but about opening a coffee bar in Genoa. The friendship is destroyed, the bar sold. Youssef, dressed in Western clothes, waits to leave with Sarah; will she show up? Said boards a train and sits down next to a Westernized woman bearing a resemblance to Sarah

1997

Area C

Area C 2018

5.00

In the West Bank, Area C is a Palestinian area surrounded by Israeli settlements. Facing poverty and violence, a clever and sensitive Palestinian child tries his hardest to keep his home and family safe from aggressive settlers, even if just for a little while.

2018

Our Best Days

Our Best Days 1955

7.11

A poor girl lives on the rooftop of a building. Three young neighbors fall in love with her. The decide to help her when they discover that she is seriously ill and in need of an urgent operation.

1955

Al Qashash

Al Qashash 2013

2.80

The events take place in a dramatic framework; where a child gets lost from his family, and one of the employees of the shelter adopts him and raises him until he becomes a young man, and then he is accused of a murder case, so he tries to escape to prove his innocence, and his life turns upside down, then he meets the popular dancer (Horeya Farghaly) who helps him escape, and during his journey he gets to know many people who help him prove his innocence.

2013

Dégradé

Dégradé 2016

7.40

A hot summer's day in the Gaza Strip. Today the electricity is on. Christine’s beauty salon is heaving with female clients: a bride-to-be, a pregnant woman, a bitter divorcée, a devout woman and a pill-popping addict. But their day of leisure is disrupted when gunfire breaks out across the street. A gangland family has stolen the lion from Gaza’s only zoo, and Hamas has decided it’s time to settle old scores. Stuck in the salon, with the prospect of death drawing ever nearer, the women start to unravel. How will the day end? Will they lose their lives for the sake of “liberating the lion”?

2016