THE PERFECT C…

THE PERFECT C…

 THE PERFECT CANDIDATE Saudi Arabia, Germany I 2019 I Arabic dialogue with Swedish subtitles l 101 minMaryam loves her job as a doctor in a small hospital in rural Saudi Arabia, even if some male patients refuse to receive treatment from her. When she is invited...

TALKING ABOUT TREES

TALKING ABOUT TREES

  TALKING ABOUT TREES France, Sudan, Chad, Germany, Qatar I 2019 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 93 minSwedish premiere Ibrahim, Soliman, Manar and Altayeb, filmmakers and friends for more than 45 years, idealists and intensely humane. They are...

BAGHDAD IN …

BAGHDAD IN …

  BAGHDAD IN MY SHADOW Switzeland, UK, Germany I 2019 I Arabic and English dialogue with English subtitles l 108 minNordic premiere Strong-willed architect Amal, introvert poet Taufiq and closeted gay IT specialist Muhanad love meeting up at a little café in...

ENCOUNTERING S…

ENCOUNTERING S…

 ENCOUNTERING SAMIR Jordan, Germany I 2020 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 6 minWorld premiere In a conflict zone, four-year-old Farah and her brother Ramzy become friends with an enemy counterpart, Samir, turning the barren battlefield into a...

MARADONA’S LEGS

MARADONA’S LEGS

 MARADONA'S LEGS Germany, Palestine I 2019 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 23 minSwedish premiere During the 1990 World Cup, two young Palestinian boys are looking for “Maradona’s legs”; the last missing sticker that they need in order to complete...

THE LAST BLEAT

THE LAST BLEAT

 THE LAST BLEAT Germany I 2020 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 12 minWorld premiere Asho says farewell to her home. As she leaves, she takes Sahab with her. Together they make their way to the last bus leaving the village to the city. The bus driver,...

GIVE UP THE GHOST

GIVE UP THE GHOST

 GIVE UP THE GHOST Jordan, Germany, Sweden I 2019 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 15 minNordic premiere Salam's dream of becoming a mother shatters when she finds out that she is unable to have children with her husband. A lifetime of convictions and...

THE GHOSTS WE …

THE GHOSTS WE …

 THE GHOSTS WE LEFT A HOME Jordan, Germany I 2020 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 21 minNordic premiere ”The Ghosts We Left at Home” is a raw and intimate portrayal of a man, and a city, doomed and in exile, and sinking to hit rock bottom. It takes...

YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY

YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY

  YOU WILL DIE AT TWENTY Sudan, France, Egypt, Germany, Norway, Qatar I 2019 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 105 minSwedish premiere Sudan. When Muzamil was born, a prophecy by the village holy man predicted that he would die at 20 years old. Muzamil’s...

THE TRAP

THE TRAP

 THE TRAP Egypt, Germany I 2019 I Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 20 minNordic premiere In the peculiar set up of a deserted and run-down Egyptian seaside resort in wintertime, a young unmarried couple arrives to make love. The power dynamic between them...