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Category: Film Reviews

7 August, 2023 • Karim Goury

Sofia Alaoui’s Animalia is a Supernatural Thriller Shot in Morocco

As she nears the end of her pregnancy, Itto and her in-laws find their lives turned upside down by a supernatural event.

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7 August, 2023 • Farah Silvana Kanaan

The Soil and the Sea: The Revolutionary Act of Remembering

Daniele Rugo's documentary investigates Lebanon's devastating civil war and ruminates on the conflict's unmarked mass graves.

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24 July, 2023 • Nazli Tarzi

A Deaf Boy’s Quest to Find His Voice in a Hearing World

In Edward Lovelace's new documentary, a refugee's handicap becomes a source of inspiration in the struggle for survival.

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4 June, 2023 • Karim Goury

The Majesty and Mystery of Nature: Ali Cherri’s Dam in Sudan

Karim Goury reviews Ali Cherri's haunting feature film The Dam, set in Sudan before the outbreak of the war this year.

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8 May, 2023 • Iason Athanasiadis

The Refugees by the Lake, a Greek Migrant Story

Iason Athanasiadis reviews the film of a migrant story set in Greece that has just been nominated for 17 Greek Cinema Academy Awards.

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24 April, 2023 • Janine AlHadidi

The Alleys—Suspense and Scandal in East Amman

Janine AlHadidi reviews the gritty mystery thriller set in east Amman that has Jordanians talking.

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10 April, 2023 • Karim Goury

Yallah Gaza! Presents the Case for Gazan Humanity

A new documentary on Gaza from Roland Nurier is touring France and screening in diverse film festivals worldwide.

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20 March, 2023 • Karim Goury

Tel Aviv-Beirut, a Film on War, Love & Borders

Franco-Egyptian filmmaker Karim Goury reviews the new feature film from Franco-Israeli director Michael Boganim.

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20 March, 2023 • Karim Goury

Interview with Michale Boganim, Director of Tel Aviv-Beirut

Karim Goury talks to the director of the new feature film on war, love and borders, Tel Aviv-Beirut.

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6 February, 2023 • Viola Shafik

Post-Revolution, Arab Cinema is Producing Dystopic Narratives

Viola Shafik has seen several post-thawra Arab features that convey a bleak and dystopian vision of the present.

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30 January, 2023 • Bavand Karim

The End of Innocence in Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road?

Bavand Karim finds that's Panah Panahi's feature is a prodigal debut from Iranian cinema’s latest auteur and son of Jafar Panahi.

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16 January, 2023 • Laëtitia Soula

The Story of Youssef Salem, Nominated for the Goncourt

Laëtitia Soula reviews the acidic new comedy from Baya Kasmi, which plays on the Rothian theme of intimate family confessions.

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