Middle East Movie Favs
by JimiAntiloop | created - 28 Jul 2018 | updated - 09 Aug 2018 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Scream of the Ants (2006)
85 min | Adventure, Drama
A girl believing in God marries an atheist, who is consumed by doubt. They decide to spend their honeymoon in India. Searching the countryside for a guru called the "perfect man," who fobs ... See full summary »
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Stars: Mamhoud Chokrollahi, Mahnour Shadzi, Karl Maass, Tenzin Chogyal
Votes: 983
2. Taste of Cherry (1997)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
An Iranian man drives his car in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.
Director: Abbas Kiarostami | Stars: Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolhosein Bagheri, Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari, Safar Ali Moradi
Votes: 36,732 | Gross: $0.31M
3. The Poetess (2017)
58 min | Documentary, Biography
This is the story of a Saudi woman who grabs the opportunity to speak against religious extremism and stands up for a peaceful Islam. This is Hissa's story.
Directors: Stefanie Brockhaus, Andreas Wolff | Stars: Hissa Hilal, Mastoura Al-Ahmadi, Ziad Batal, Stefanie Brockhaus
Votes: 96
4. The Congress (2013)
Not Rated | 122 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.
Director: Ari Folman | Stars: Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm, Kodi Smit-McPhee
Votes: 19,904 | Gross: $0.14M
6. Down the Deep, Dark Web (2016 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary
A Gonzo-style exploration that goes beyond everything you thought you knew about the dangers, and promise, of the Darknet. Hackers, Cypherpunks and crypto-anarchists guide us ever deeper ... See full summary »
Directors: Duki Dror, Tzachi Schiff | Star: Yuval Orr
Votes: 164
7. The Gatekeepers (2012)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets.
Director: Dror Moreh | Stars: Ami Ayalon, Avraham Shalom, Avi Dichter, Yaakov Peri
Votes: 5,886 | Gross: $2.42M
8. The Green Prince (2014)
PG-13 | 101 min | Documentary, Biography
The son of a founding leader in the Palestinian organization, Hamas, becomes a spy for the Israelis.
Director: Nadav Schirman | Stars: Mosab Hassan Yousef, Gonen Ben Yitzhak, Sheikh Hassan Yousef
Votes: 2,870 | Gross: $0.26M
9. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
R | 90 min | Documentary, Animation, Biography
An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict.
Director: Ari Folman | Stars: Ari Folman, Ron Ben-Yishai, Ronny Dayag, Ori Sivan
Votes: 60,397 | Gross: $2.28M
10. Sight (II) (2012)
8 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A short futuristic film featuring Augmented reality and Gamification. by Eran May-raz and Daniel Lazo. This is our graduation project from Bezaleal academy of arts.
Directors: Daniel Lazo, Eran May-Raz | Stars: Ori Golad, Deborah Aroshas
Votes: 579
11. Cairo 678 (2010)
100 min | Drama
Unfolds the poignant story of three women and their search for justice from the daily plight of sexual harassment in Egypt.
Director: Mohamed Diab | Stars: Nilli Karim, Bushra, Maged El-Kidwani, Basem Samrah
Votes: 4,792
12. Sound of Torture (2013)
58 min | Documentary, Crime, War
Swedish-Eritrean radio host Meron Estefanos produces her weekly program at home in Stockholm where she broadcast, devoted entirely to the hundreds of Eritrean refugees held hostage in the ... See full summary »
Director: Keren Shayo
Votes: 66
13. A Separation (2011)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini
Votes: 258,462 | Gross: $7.10M
14. Ayny (2016)
11 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Two young boys run away from their mother's protection and slackline on the danger of war to play music with the instrument they always dreamt to have.
Director: Ahmad Saleh
Votes: 36
15. Eyeless in Gaza (2016)
Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary
In reporting the Gaza War of 2014, these quotes appeared in the international media: "They're calling it a massacre", "Children and civilians comprised the vast majority of the 200 killed",... See full summary »
Director: Martin Himel
Votes: 9
16. Of God and Dogs (2014)
13 min | Documentary, Short, War
A young Free Syrian Army fighter confesses. He says he killed a man he questioned extensively, and knew to be innocent. He narrates how he had to shoot a short range bullet, before going to... See full summary »
Director: Abounaddara Collective
Votes: 8
17. Are You Volleyball?! (2018)
15 min | Short, Drama, Sport
A story about asylum seekers who have lost their pacification during the war and are seeking for a better place in the world to live. They arrive to border and the story starts.
Directors: Mohammad Bakhshi, Saeid Ahanj | Stars: Naeim Sheikh Mahbobi, Yasaman Solhi, Hamed Nadri, Ebrahim Amoreh
Votes: 62
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