Nights of the Jackal
Genres
Overview
Syria, 1967, rumors of war. Abu Kamel, a peasant who farms tomatoes near Latakia, bullies his family. One by one, each rebels against him or finds a route to break away.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
105 min
Release Date
1988-01-02
Status
Released
Original Language
Arabic
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
5
Ashad Feddah
Majab al-Abdulah
7.0
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2019-08-29 | da
0.0
The Damned Son
It tells the story of a boy who becomes a delinquent due to his parents' negligence.
1958-01-01 | ar
6.2
The Taste of Apples Is Red
In the Druze mountain villages between Syria and Israel, Kamel, a respected sheik, must make an impossible decision between family and duty when his estranged brother returns to the Golan Heights after 47 years in exile.
2022-09-08 | ar
8.0
Cold Feet
Winter has approached Damascus, causing more electricity shortages in the city! In their last chance to communicate, Hazeem takes Maya on a car ride between fuel stations. Their road trip will expose a different side of the city and its inhabitants.
| ar
0.0
Red Crayon
An innocent child narrowly escapes destruction and death in Syria. What she leaves behind can never truly be left behind.
2018-08-14 | ar
5.8
Sirocco
A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.
1951-06-13 | en
0.0
A Little Sun
Osama said, "I often took walks with Luna. We roamed around Damascus, where nothing could compare to the smell of bread and jasmine in the morning. Sometimes, Luna would tell me stories about wonderful cities."
2007-01-01 | ar
0.0
Refuge
Refugees are captured by border patrol officers as one woman escapes to find herself surviving on her own in a foreign land.
2017-01-01 | ar
6.6
The Box of Life
Three boys grow up in war torn Syria.
2002-05-01 | ar
2.5
Homeless
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7.0
City of Love
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2017-06-30 | bn
6.8
A Private War
One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
2018-11-16 | en
0.0
Aporia
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2022-02-04 | ko
6.0
The Boy of The Fish
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2024-07-05 | ar
5.0
The Cheetah
Set in Syria in the early 1900s. A peasant has his land taken from him by the authorities. He gets imprisoned and beaten by the gendarme, but manages to escape to the mountains where starts a bloody struggle for revolution.
1972-01-02 | ar
0.0
Bitter Sweetness
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6.5
Salam
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2018-04-19 | en
6.3
Road to Istanbul
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10.0
The Lover
The autobiography of a film director who grows up in a small town then leaves for the city to finish his studies. When he became famous, he decided to make a film about his upbringing in the village based on his childhood memories.
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6.5
Gold
Amal lives in a bomb shelter with her sisters in a wartime Syria. Food and water is scarce. One day when Amal is out playing, she finds a piece of gold. Suddenly other people claims the gold belongs to them.
2018-06-29 | sv