Most Popular Arabic-Language Feature Films
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Wadjda
(2012) A story set in Saudi Arabia and focused on the experiences of a young girl who challenges her country's traditions. Dir: Haifaa Al-Mansour With: Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Al Gohani Drama 98 mins. |
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Where Do We Go Now?
(2011) A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village. Dir: Nadine Labaki With: Claude Baz Moussawbaa, Leyla Hakim, Nadine Labaki Comedy | Drama 110 mins. |
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The Attack
(2012) An Arab surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing. Based on a novel by Yasmina Khadra. Dir: Ziad Doueiri With: Ali Suliman, Evgenia Dodena, Reymond Amsalem Drama 102 mins. |
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Ajami
(2009) Ajami is the religiously mixed community of Muslims and Christians in Tel Aviv. These are five stories about the everyday life in Ajami. Dir: Scandar Copti, Yaron Shani With: Fouad Habash, Nisrine Rihan, Elias Saba Crime | Drama 124 mins. |
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Kandisha
(2008) Shattered by the loss of her child, Nyla Jayde, a brilliant criminal defense attorney, takes on a case involving a 14th century Moroccan legend, a vengeful spirit named "Kandisha". Dir: Jerome Cohen-Olivar With: Hiam Abbass, Amal Ayouch, Khalid Benchagra Crime | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller 91 mins. |
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Paradise Now
(2005) Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. Dir: Hany Abu-Assad With: Kais Nashif, Ali Suliman, Lubna Azabal Crime | Drama | Thriller | War 90 mins. |
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Caramel
(2007) A romantic comedy centered on the daily lives of five Lebanese women living in Beirut. Dir: Nadine Labaki With: Nadine Labaki, Joanna Moukarzel, Gisèle Aouad Comedy | Drama | Romance 95 mins. |
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Valley of the Wolves: Iraq
(2006) Dir: Serdar Akar, Sadullah Sentürk With: Necati Sasmaz, Billy Zane, Ghassan Massoud Action | Adventure 122 mins. |
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The Source
(2011) A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favors if their men refuse to fetch water from a remote well. Dir: Radu Mihaileanu With: Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass Comedy | Drama 135 mins. |
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Halfaouine : Boy of the Terraces
(1990) A coming-of-age comedy/drama set in Tunisia. Twelve-year-old Noura is an impressionable boy who must learn to reconcile two conflicting worlds... Dir: Férid Boughedir With: Selim Boughedir, Mustapha Adouani, Rabia Ben Abdallah Drama | Comedy 98 mins. |










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