Nostalgia of a (Still) Alive Heart

On the wake of tragedy, two siblings must navigate through a three-day odyssey across the desert towards the nearest city.

2024-08-24 | es

Ablution

The bond between a disabled Muslim father and his son is tested when love is pitted against religion.

2017-09-21 | en

Arabeem Ottakom P. Madhavan Nayarum in Oru Marubhoomi Kadha

Madhavan Nair has over the years, finally managed to start leading a comfortable life in Abudhabi, when Meenakshi drops into his life from heaven. Love strikes, and in no time breaks, and a disheartened Nair finds himself lost in the desert along with Abdu, who spells disaster. The duo runs into Eliana , who has been kidnapped, and together they devise a new plan to mint some easy money.

2011-12-16 | ml

The Dupes

The film follows three Palestinian refugees brought together by dispossession and hope for a better future. Hiding in the tank of a truck, the men attempt to make their way across the border into Kuwait, the "promised land." A masterful adaptation of Ghassan Kanafani's novel Men Under the Sun, The Dupes is also one of the first Arab films to address the Palestinian predicament.

1972-09-30 | ar

Scenic Route

Stranded on an isolated desert road, two life-long friends fight for survival as their already strained relationship spirals into knife-wielding madness.

2013-08-23 | en

Rojek

After the impressive Gulistan, Land of Roses (VdR 2016), the Kurdish filmmaker Zaynê Akyol returns with these conversations with imprisoned members of the Islamic State, alternating their words with aerial views of the countryside. An unexpected look at a far-reaching current political issue and a film whose subject matter and rhythm create an impressive cinematic object.

2022-04-15 | ku

The Lady of Heaven

Two stories separated by 1400 years. After losing his mother in the midst of a war-torn country, an Iraqi child learns the importance and power of patience by discovering the historical story of Lady Fatima and her suffering.

2021-12-10 | en

A Grain Of Sand

In the midst of a civil war, a soldier wakes up in a car, surrounded by fields that have become infertile. The vehicle's driver, who had returned from the front a few days earlier, shared his doubts about the conflict with him. This journey would be a way for the soldier to finally reflect on his actions and then briefly connect with a forgotten past. At the end of the road, he will find the horror of his mission.

2023-11-16 | fr

Burke & Wills

A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.

1985-10-30 | en

The Treasure : Love & Destiny

A sequel to The Treasure (Part 1) - Reality & Fantasy (2017) The movie resumes with the stories of Hatsheput in the Pharaonic era, Ali al-Zaibaq during the Ottoman era and Beshr al-Katatini, head of State Security Investigations Service, who faces new challenges in work and love, whilst pointing his son, Hassan, towards a treasure through his recorded will.

2019-08-10 | ar

Chaos, This Is?

Hatem is a corrupt police officer, who loves his neighbor Nour, who in turn loves the prosecutor, Sherif. Hatem tries to win Nour’s attention even if by force.

2007-11-28 | ar

Our Way Back

Uri, a 50 year old family man, has a romantic secret relationship with Oded, a young man from their small town in the south of Israel. During a trip in the desert, the two are forced to deal with the tragic consequences of their type of relationship.

2018-03-31 | he

The Rover

Ten years after a severe economic collapse in the western world, lawlessness reigns and life is cheap. Eric is a lone drifter, and his car is his only possession. When a gang steals it, Eric comes across the injured Rey, left behind by the car thieves. The pair form an unlikely and uneasy alliance.

2014-06-04 | en

Sleeping Dogs Lie

A jealous wife kidnaps her cheating husband and his young secretary and holds them hostage in an isolated house in the desert; but divorce is the furthest thing from her mind.

2019-02-08 | en

Fatiya

Fatiya agrees to replace her cousin at a babysitting gig. When she meets the mother of the young boy she is supposed to look after, prejudice and racism cause the afternoon to take a turn.

2019-02-02 | fr

Water

1957-12-31 | zh

Life's Speed Bump

Seeking job opportunities, a young man arrives in Cairo and becomes increasingly involved with the family of a wealthy businessman.

2006-12-19 | ar

Halim

The film displays the life of legendary singer(Abd Alhalim Hafez) in various stages. Depicting many sides of his artistic and personal life since his early childhood.

2006-07-12 | ar

Shadows

A high school senior and her Catholic family cope with her older brother who has returned from prison as a converted Muslim.

2021-03-11 | en

The Scorpion King

In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to his complicated world.

2002-04-18 | en