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The Trace
Jan 02, 1988A determined young woman in a remote Tunisian city bucks tradition by studying for an academic degree, instead of accepting the time-honored, submissive role of her sex as a wife and housekeeper for some 'mustached man'.
Drame
When Fate Becomes Hard
Jan 02, 1972
When a Woman Loves
Mar 27, 1933Amina gets involved with a young man she loved, but he deceives her and abandons her. She gives birth to her son Murad, who is raised by her friend Umm Ibrahim. Amina marries Hashem, who knows nothing about her past. Murad is ten years old when his mother's friend Umm Ibrahim sends him to Europe. Years later, Murad returns to Egypt and meets Nadia, a con girl on board a ship who shares her brother Ramzy's crimes.
Where?
Jan 02, 1991Son of the East
Jan 02, 1947
Horse of Mud
Jan 02, 1971El Abnoudy's first documentary depicts women in a mud-brick factory in the centre of Cairo, where they are treated like 'horses', working at repetitive and monotonous tasks in miserable conditions. Nevertheless, El Abnoudy brings out the women's dignity, showing a beautiful choreography to their movement. By giving control of the microphone to the workers themselves, she also allows the women's own stories to be interleaved with their work.
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Hadda
Jan 02, 1984After Hadda, a young woman in a poor, arid village in the Moroccan countryside, is raped by Hamid, a young landowner who has returned to the village to reclaim his inheritance, she is forced to leave and fend for herself in the desert.
The Revolutionary Palestinian
Jan 02, 1969
Fi Bilad Tutankhamun
Jul 11, 1923The film revolves around the character of Lord Carnarvon and his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, in addition to his discovery of many Pharaonic antiquities in the deserts of Upper Egypt and in the Valley of the Kings.
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Fellagas
Nov 26, 1970Love blossoms between Rabah and her cousin Mosbah, but when a man who aids the French occupation kidnaps her, Mosbah's attempt to rescue her fails. As he gets arrested and sentenced to three years in prison, he vows revenge.
Drama
From the Other Side of the River
Jan 02, 1982
In My Father's House
Jan 02, 1997Journalist Fatima Jebli Ouazzani wonders whether she made the right decision in rejecting traditional Moroccan marriage.
The Cold River
Jan 02, 1971Documentary produced by PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine).
Documentary
Bilal: The Prophet's Muezzin
Jan 02, 1953With Blood and Soul
Jan 02, 1971
Seas of Thirst
Jan 02, 1981In the north of Egypt, communities living near the salty lakes of El Borrolos during a treacherous drought.
Documentary
Searching for Layla al-'Amiriya
Jan 02, 1990Libyan 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.
Drama
The Land of the Tarayoun
Jan 02, 1985Through 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.
Children of Fire
Jan 02, 1991When 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.
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