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Showing 63 films for Middle East

Screwdriver (Mafak)

After spending more than a decade in prison for an attack on an Israeli settler, Ziad struggles to readjust to life in Ramallah, lost in a world he barely recognizes. 

Amal

Within a constant political turmoil, Amal searches for her place, identity and sexuality in a patriarchal society.

Ava

This timely, coming of age story follows Ava, a teenage girl whose life is dictated by the constraints of her conservative, patriarchal community in Tehran.

Naila and the Uprising

When an uprising breaks out in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in 1987, a young woman in Gaza must make a choice between love, family, and freedom.

The Long Season

In the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon lies refugee camp Majdal Anjar, where a small community of the country’s approximately 1.2 million Syrian refugees live.

The Poetess

Saudi poetess Hissa Hilal made headlines around the world as the first woman to reach the finals of the Arab world’s biggest televised poetry competition, “Million’s Poet.”

The Workers Cup

The Workers Cup follows one group of men from among the 1.6 million migrant workers preparing for the world’s largest sporting event.

A Syrian Love Story

Filmed over 5 years, A Syrian Love Story charts the incredible odyssey of comrades and lovers Amer and Raghda to political freedom.