Cocaine

Cocaine 1930

1

A worker sees his friend's wife, admires her, and tries to seduce her, but she rejects him. He is not convinced, but he shows this to the wife. His hatred for the husband and desire for revenge on the wife drive him to plot to make the husband fall into the clutches of cocaine addiction. The husband begins to collapse, and then the whole family collapses, but the addicted husband does not stop until he reaches the point of killing his son.

1930

The Cold River

The Cold River 1971

1

Documentary produced by PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine).

1971

Brahim Who?

Brahim Who? 1982

1

The film tells the story of story of a Brahim Boumalfi, a retiree who, after working for fifty years at the same company, has not received a pension in over two years

1982

Seas of Thirst

Seas of Thirst 1981

1

In the north of Egypt, communities living near the salty lakes of El Borrolos during a treacherous drought.

1981

Searching for Layla al-'Amiriya

Searching for Layla al-'Amiriya 1990

1

Libyan film based on a work by Ahmad Ibrahim al-Faqih. The film's events revolve around an Arab woman, her status and varying roles, examined through a historical evocation of the poet Layla al-'Amiriya.

1990

The Sea Is Smiling

The Sea Is Smiling 1928

1

While performing Shawish "Abu Dguen" his work in organizing the password if chauffeured car shocking a dog to one of the ladies Weaver driver, Sergeant leaves his place and riding a bike after its owner oblivious to catch chauffeured car. Unable to arrest him, he met with village girl with them and help the driver to escape. However, it can find it, confused traffic is transferred to Hammamet point, the girls participate in the shower separated from the service, choose a career an interpreter fails, finally fails in an attempt to commit suicide after the despair of life, meet with the driver after he became rich it presents it to work educator for children .

1928

The Land of the Tarayoun

The Land of the Tarayoun 1985

1

Through the history of the traditional female costume and the sum of the signs with which it is charged, the heroine of the film goes in search of her identity.

1985

Children of Fire

Children of Fire 1991

1

When filmmaker Mai Masri returned to her hometown of Nablus after a fourteen year absence, she discovered a new generation of Palestinian fighters: the children of the Intifada. Winner of the Award of Public at the Freminin Pluriel Festival, Children of Fire captures their courageous story on film and paints a daring portrait of the Palestinian uprising.

1991

Al-Asuar

Al-Asuar 1979

1

A simple family lives in Baghdad, led by a hardworking man named Sheikh Ali. He has a son named Abbas and a daughter named Najia. As Abbas matures, he falls in love with Majida. Yasin, Abbas's mother, seeks to arrange his marriage to Majida. This leads to a conflict between Yasin and Abbas, sparking the flames of revenge and a struggle for control over the family's commercial business.

1979

Mermaid

Mermaid 1947

1

Directed by Abbas Kamel.

1947

Arab

Arab 1989

1

Directed by Fahdel Jaibi and Fadhel Jaziri.

1989

Return to Haifa

Return to Haifa 1982

1

Return to Haifa is based on Kanafani’s novel the plot of which takes place in 1967, when Palestinian refugees living in the newly occupied territories had an opportunity to visit the places from which they had been expelled in 1948.

1982

Suspended Dreams

Suspended Dreams 1992

1

In Suspended Dreams, Jean Chamoun and Mai Masri link the stories of four people who are attempting to reconstruct their lives after Lebanon's long and devastating civil war. The film features two ex-militia fighters from Beirut; a woman searching for her missing husband; a playwright from southern Lebanon. Each share their lives and hardships amidst the rubble of their war-torn homeland.

1992

Permissible Dreams

Permissible Dreams 1982

1

A documentary portrait of a traditional peasant woman, Om Said.

1982

Bye-Bye Souirty

Bye-Bye Souirty 1998

1.00

The nomadic life of Moroccan carnival performers forms the basis of this debut from director Daoud Aoulad-Syad. Rabi, a female impersonator who dances with traveling fairs, teams up with Kacem, who hires him to ballyhoo his gambling concession. While Rabi's lack of romantic interest in women befuddles Kacem's son, he does strike up a friendship with a schoolteacher (Nezha Rahile), who in her way is as much of a misfit as Rabi.

1998