Our Algeria

Our Algeria 1959

10.00

"Djazaïrouna", produced by the cinema service of the Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic (GPRA), is a montage film intended to inform the international community at the UN in 1959 on the objectives pursued by the Algerian resistance during the war of 'Algeria. Independence in Algeria (1954-1962). In 1959, Djamel-Eddine Chanderli and Mohammed Lakdar-Hamina produced Djazaïrouna (Our Algeria) from images taken by René Vautier and Doctor Pierre Chaulet. This film, completed a little later and will result in the film “The Voice of the People”. This documentary on the history of Algeria through a montage of current events, traces the political and military actions of the A.L.N, the demonstrations of December 1960, and the attack on a fortified French base on the border between Algeria and Tunisia.

1959

Siko Siko

Siko Siko 2025

7.85

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!

2025

Ya Albi

Ya Albi 2017

1

A Syrian refugee adapts to life in an unfamiliar country after her husband's immigration visa is unexpectedly rejected.

2017

The Emigrant

The Emigrant 1994

5.68

The biblical tale of Joseph is told from an Egyptian perspective in this interesting character study. In this film, Joseph is called Ram. Ram, tired of his family's backward superstitious life, and tired of being picked on by his brothers, wants to go to Egypt to study agriculture. His brothers travel with him across Sinai, but then suddenly sell him to Ozir, an Egyptian who works for a Theban military leader, Amihar. Amihar is impressed by Ram's drive and personal charm and so grants Ram some desolate land outside the capital. Ram soon finds himself a pawn in the political and sexual games between Amihar and his wife Simihit, a high priestess of the Cult of Amun.

1994

El Ziara

El Ziara 2014

1

Youssef, leads a lonely and orderly life. But the chance meeting with an intriguing girl in front of a mysterious house awakens in him the confused images of a past family tragedy.

2014

The School of Mischief

The School of Mischief 1973

8.44

In a high school plagued by five unruly students who have failed to graduate for over a decade, the principal hires a new teacher in a last-ditch effort to restore order. Effat, the newly appointed instructor, takes on the challenge with hopes of reforming the troublemakers into model students.

1973

The Ambush

The Ambush 2021

6.08

It is the winter of 2018, the men and women of the UAE military are deployed to provide aid. At the Mocha Base, spirits are high as three Emirati soldiers anticipate an imminent return home. While on their final routine patrol, the three soldiers, Ali, Bilal and Hindasi are ambushed by heavily armed militants on their route, through a narrow canyon. Trapped, wounded, and out of communication range, the three soldiers realize the gravity of their situation. They are running out of options, munitions - and time. Back at the base, their commander receives word and realizes that the assault on the UAE army patrol was premeditated. A rescue mission is quickly put into action, but will air and land support reach the men in time, and will they survive?

2021

Dallas

Dallas 2016

7.00

Dallas is a director forced to make a film to get out of a bad financial situation, he associates with a rich businessman who is a passionate film cinephile. During the shooting, the main actor dies. A crazy adventure full of twists and turns and humor ensues.

2016

Huda's Salon

Huda's Salon 2022

5.96

Based on real events, Huda’s Salon is a heart-racing, entertaining feminist thriller, where two women fight for their freedom. Reem, a young mother who is married to a jealous man, goes to Huda’s salon in Bethlehem for a haircut and an attentive ear. However, this ordinary visit turns sour after Huda puts Reem in a shameful situation, blackmails her to work for the secret service of the occupiers and betrays her people.

2022

The Worthy

The Worthy 2016

4.90

In this dystopian thriller, with civilization a thing of the past, a man puts his family in peril when he reluctantly lets outsiders into his compound.

2016

Under 20 Lovers

Under 20 Lovers 1979

6.00

Adel decides to marry Sawsan despite the opposition of her parents. Adel is under pressure from her father to divorce her. Eventually Adel gives in to her father's threat to imprison him because of his marriage to a minor and divorces her. Sawsan escapes from her home and turns to her friend Mona.

1979

Bittersweet

Bittersweet 2010

7.50

An Egyptian-American returns to his homeland after twenty years abroad, filled with nostalgia and high hopes. But as he reconnects with his roots, he finds himself caught between two worlds—and begins to experience the reality of a country he thought he knew.

2010

Transit Game

Transit Game 2014

1

In the northern mountains of Lebanon, a Syrian man hoping to reunite with family torn apart by war encounters two Palestinian children whose own stories of exile provide a glimpse into the uncertainties he must face as a refugee.

2014

Chief Omar Harb

Chief Omar Harb 2008

6.41

Omar Harb runs a gambling casino. A quiet young man lands a job at the casino, despite his family's abhorrence and disapproval, to get the money necessary for his marriage. He excels at work and catches the attention of the manager who chooses him for a challenging task.

2008

Algiers

Algiers 2025

8.00

The kidnapping of a little girl creates tension and suspicion in Algiers. Only Dounia, a brilliant psychiatrist, and Sami, a police inspector, can unearth the demons of the past.

2025

Mosul

Mosul 2019

6.69

When ISIS took their homes, families and city, one group of men fought to take it all back. Based on true events, this is the story of the Nineveh SWAT team, a renegade police unit who waged a guerrilla operation against ISIS in a desperate struggle to save their home city of Mosul.

2019

Studio

Studio 2012

1

An elderly man enters a photo studio and asks the photographer for a curious service. The reaction of the latter will determine their perception of each other...

2012

The Great Fava Beans of China

The Great Fava Beans of China 2004

6.70

Mohy Al-Sharqawi is a young man whose grandfather and his uncles form a smuggling gang. As Mohy is a coward who cannot go along with them, he goes to live with his mother and step-father but they send him to China to represent Egypt in a cooking competition which gets him into a lot of troubles

2004

You-Know-Who

You-Know-Who 2003

6.40

Ellambi how stole from his uncle and go to prison and then he escaped from prison and during the hunting he makes an accident

2003

The Writer

The Writer 2019

6.30

A crime writer finds himself the prime suspect in a murder that emulates his own novel and must now join hands with a die-hard fan to prove his innocence.

2019

To Yara

To Yara 2010

1

Yara is a talented young actress who has a relationship with Omar, a successful engineer who took over the management of his father's company. Nay, Yara's younger sister is a good girl at heart, but her relationship with the foolhardy, Nader alters her life to that of recklessness and drugs.

2010

The Fate

The Fate 2024

6.00

Following years of trying to conceive, Tala decides to seek one last, unconventional method to protect her devoted marriage to Zayd and put an end to his family’s rebukes, so she hires a surrogate mother.

2024

Love Duo

Love Duo 2012

1

The story of a singer who is married to her business manager, and falls in love with another guy who works as a co-singer in her band.

2012

Sawa

Sawa 2016

9.00

A passionate love story is to be crowned with marriage, only for the groom to die on the wedding day. Will his beloved be able to overcome her grief and move on? Does his involvement with the mafia attribute to his death?

2016

If Only

If Only 2016

1

A realistic view of the social issues in Lebanon and Syria, where a blend of stories combine love, betrayal, forgiveness, and resentment.

2016

Unframed

Unframed 1970

1

Unframed immerses viewers in Lebanon's creative pulse, following independent artists as they navigate their craft, inspirations, and challenges—offering an intimate and unfiltered look at the role of art in a country undergoing constant change.

1970

The War of Lebanon

The War of Lebanon 2000

1

This documentary chronicles the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990) in fifteen episodes. It includes interviews with Lebanese, Arab, Israeli, American and European commentators and politicians, military personnel, militia leaders and civilian victims. The content is based on historical and archived material. This 2-year project cost several hundred thousand dollars and entailed filming over 150 hours of interviews with the major players in the events that took place in Lebanon between 1976 – 1990. Moreover, the program presents in the 1st two episodes the historical background of the major events that influenced the course of the 15-year war.

2000

The Cup Reader

The Cup Reader 2021

10.00

 A group of young people downloads a fortune-telling application that reveals horrifying future incidents. Tensions mount when its prophecies start taking place.

2021

School of Love

School of Love 2016

1

A story about the different and diverse types of love, including romantic love, sibling love, motherly love, and friendship, presented through several different angles.

2016

In Blood

In Blood 2025

1

After 45 years, Ghalya discovers a dark secret about her family and birth—a revelation that makes her determined to seek a mysterious truth about who she really is.

2025

Dollar

Dollar 2019

5.80

Beautiful executive assistant Zeina reluctantly teams up with the self-assured Tarek to chase down an elusive dollar bill worth $1 million.

2019

Governorate 15

Governorate 15 2026

6.00

Under a single sky burdened by crises, the stories of the Lebanese intertwine with the anguish of Syrian refugees in a human epic that showcases the harshness of current challenges. The events boldly depict the tragedies of poverty, the struggle for survival, and the hopes hanging by a thread.

2026

Beirut Class

Beirut Class 2020

8.00

Set in 1964 Lebanon, a group of students from different walks of life get caught in a web of conflicting ideologies, traditions, ambitions and romance.

2020

Tango

Tango 2018

1

The story of a quadrant of Tango dancers as they discuss the difficulties of love and how to deal with one's partner. As they all have different views, they all have different opinions on what to do after a break up. One of them however, has an opinion that is extremely far away from any of their points of view, as she believes that suicide is the perfect thing to do after breaking up with one's lover.

2018

Hell's Gate

Hell's Gate 2021

4.50

Living under an authoritarian regime in 2052 Beirut, a secluded man's life changes when a technical failure brings a fugitive woman to his doorstep.

2021

The Sculptor

The Sculptor 2020

4.00

Yaman makes the choice to relocate to the family's ancestral home with the intention of taking up a position as a sculpture instructor at a university. However, his mother strongly opposes the idea, and a secret is about to be revealed.

2020

End Point

End Point 2024

1

The neighborhood who suffers from Parkinson's disease, Fares Yacoub, struggles to hide his first crime, which he committed by mistake against his wife

2024