Conquer to Live
Jan 02, 1968Karim decides one day to leave his village in the Rif and to venture into the big city of Casablanca where he must conquer, first to live, then to express himself.
Mauritania
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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.
Documentary
Flaming Borders
Sep 13, 1984The film portrays the Iraqi army's role in confronting Iranian aggression during the war between Iraq and Iran from 1980 to 1988. The film highlights numerous heroic acts of Iraqi army personnel during this conflict.
Drama
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.
Documentary
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
The Tornado
Jan 02, 1992Beirut, civil war. There are checkpoints, arbitrary executions, car bombs, machine guns, handguns, funeral processions, ambushes, hot heads, vendettas, and revenge. Cruelty and death are everywhere. Akram, who's been studying in Russia, is back in Beirut on holiday and plans to visit his mother in his home village. But can he get there? He spends time with friends in the city; they tell stories of death. Danger is on all sides. Driving down the street may lead to murder. Touches of the surreal appear: are they real, are they dreams? Can Akram survive? If so, at what cost?
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
