Upon discovering his father is dying, Nasser immediately sets off, with his headphone-sporting adolescent son Waleed, to his small, rural town. a place of strictly upheld customs. The drastic change of environment puts their relationships to the test. This tense conflict between father and son plays out across three generations, painting a wider picture of […]
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With her abusive husband in jail and her craved-for divorce in-process, hardworking Noura’s promise of a happy new life with her lover Lassaad is within touching distance. That’s until the criminalization of adultery , and the vindictiveness of her husband, upend her plans. So, Noura must utilize her unshakable will to take back control of […]
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For her second feature, director Zeina Durra installs her camera in the intoxicating historic city of Luxor, Egypt. British aid worker Hana (a bewitching Andrea Riseborough) returns to Luxor, escaping the intensity of her humanitarian work treating victims of the war on the Jordanian- Syrian border. On a boat in the ancient city, Hana encounters […]
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For her second feature, director Zeina Durra installs her camera in the intoxicating historic city of Luxor, Egypt. British aid worker Hana (a bewitching Andrea Riseborough) returns to Luxor, escaping the intensity of her humanitarian work treating victims of the war on the Jordanian- Syrian border. On a boat in the ancient city, Hana encounters a […]
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Director Camilo Restrepo takes us on a journey to the treacherous heart of a neighborhood in Medellín, Colombia – once known as the most dangerous city in the world. A world of fear. A man (Luis Felipe Lozano) is on the run – escaped from a religious cult he must now face the ghosts of […]
Continue readingShams Alma’arif (The Book of Sun)
With support and finance from the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation. In 2010, at the peak of the Saudi YouTube movement, high school senior Husam (Baraa Alem) finds himself drawn into the world of video production. He’s joined in his pursuit by his best friend Maan (Ismail Alhasan), their one-time foe Ibrahim (Ahmed Saddam), and […]
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