GOODBYE JULIA
GOODBYE JULIA Sudan, Sweden, Germany, Saudi Arabia, France, Egypt I 2023 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 120 minSYNOPSISWracked by guilt after covering up a murder, Mona a northern Sudanese retired singer in a tense marriage tries to make amends by...
INSHALLAH A BOY
INSHALLAH A BOY Jordan, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar | 2023 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 113 minSYNOPSIS After the sudden death of her husband, Nawal is struggling to cope with the upheaval in her life.However, her pain is soon compounded by the...
THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES
THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt | 2023 | Arabic dialogue with Swedish subtitles l 97 minSYNOPSIS Young Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir wants to know why she only has one photograph from her childhood, and why the girl in the picture...
THE TEACHER
THE TEACHER United Kingdom, Palestine, Qatar | 2023 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 115 minSYNOPSIS A Palestinian school teacher (Saleh Bakri) struggles to reconcile his life-threatening commitment to political resistance with his emotional support...
BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS
BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS Tunisia, Belgium, France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Qatar | 2023 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 98 minSYNOPSIS After spending four years in jail, Rafeek takes his only son behind the mountains to show him an incredible find. ...
NIGHT COURIER
NIGHT COURIER Saudi Arabia | 2023 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 111 minSYNOPSIS In the heart of Riyadh, where desperation and opportunity collide, MANDOOB brings forth the gripping tale of Fahad Algadaani, a mentally fragile man racing against time...
FOUR DAUGHTERS
FOUR DAUGHTERS France, Tunisia, Germany, Saudi Arabia | 2023 | Arabic dialogue with Swedish subtitles l 110 minSYNOPSIS The life of Olfa, a Tunisian woman and mother of 4 daughters, oscillates between light and shadow. One day, her two eldest daughters...
UNDER THE SKY OF …
UNDER THE SKY OF DAMASCUS United States, Denmark, Germany, Syria | 2023 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 88 minSYNOPSIS Everyday life in Syria is not only marked by years of war but also by internalised misogyny and violence against women both within...
BAGHDAD MESSI
BAGHDAD MESSI Belgium | 2023 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 88 minSYNOPSIS Iraq. Hamoudi (11) lives for football and his dream of being as outstanding as his hero Lionel Messi. One day, when he is unintentionally involved in an attack, he wakes up in...
THE BURDENED
THE BURDENED Yemen, Sudan, Saudi Arabia | 2023 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 91 minSYNOPSIS Aden, Southern Yemen. Isra’a and Ahmed put all their efforts into offering a normal life andeducation to their three young children. When they find out that...
A NOSE AND THREE EYES
A NOSE AND THREE EYES Egypt, UAE | 2023 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 105 minSYNOPSIS An adaptation of the late Egyptian literary colossus Ihssan Abdoulkoudos’s novel of the same name, this charming film examines the life of a man torn between three...
BYE BYE TIBERIAS
BYE BYE TIBERIAS France, Belgium, Palestine, Qatar | 2023 | French, Palestinian Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 82 minSYNOPSIS In her early twenties, Hiam Abbass left her native Palestinian village to follow her dream of becoming an actress in Europe,...
HAJJAN
HAJJAN Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan | 2023 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 117 minSYNOPSIS Hajjan is both an adventure story and a moving account of the deep bond that can develop between human and animal. Matar is the youngest child in a Saudi family...