Overview of articles
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The Originals
A family man gets recruited by a shady organisation claiming to be the guardians of the land in this ingenious satire.Published on: -
Allies in Exile
Two Syrian filmmakers with a past shaped by war document the trauma of waiting for asylum, using friendship and storytelling to survive exile.Published on: -
Ibrahim Labyad
A hoodlum’s climb through Cairo’s underworld is complicated by a love triangle in this gritty crime saga.Published on: -
Last Shot
After developing his deceased brother’s photos, a Palestinian man struggles with grief and censorship.Published on: -
Kira & El Gin
Action-packed anti-colonial epic about an underground resistance unit in Cairo in the 1920s.Published on: -
Imagine Me Like a Country of Love
A gentle and personal reflection on grief, absence and memory in the wake of conflict.Published on: -
The Arab
The unnamed figure from Albert Camus’ L’étranger is reframed through the testimony of his ageing brother.Published on: -
Home Bitter Home
Six directors craft intimate portraits of artists striving to create and survive in today’s Lebanon.Published on: -
The Yacoubian Building
A star-studded blockbuster about the interconnected lives of the tenants of a Downtown Cairo building.Published on: -
