Next Award, Please
Adam
(آدم)
Fate comes knocking (and she's pregnant).
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Morocco, France, Belgium • 2019
- Director Maryam Touzani
- Cast Lubna Azabal, Nisrine Erradi, Douae Belkhaouda, Aziz Hattab, Hasnaa Tamtaoui
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy
The Trap
(Fakh)
To what lengths would you go to break free from a love that has run its course?
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, Germany • 2019
- Director Nada Riyadh
- Cast Shaza Moharam, Islam Alaa
- Genre
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Capernaum
(کفرناحوم)
Zain, a hardened 12-year-old boy struggling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for his conception.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Lebanon, United States, France • 2018
- Director Nadine Labaki
- Cast Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Nadine Labaki, Kawthar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Youssef
- Genre Drama
- Available on Starz Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
Martyr
(شهيد)
A young man's sudden drowning exposes the city’s schisms and the society’s fault lines while his friends grapple with loss and powerlessness.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Lebanon, Italy • 2018
- Director Mazen Khaled
- Cast Carol Abboud, Hamza Mekdad
- Genre Drama
- Available on Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
The Day I Lost My Shadow
(يوم أضعت ظلي)
When a simple errand goes awry, a single mother must confront the brutal effects of war.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Syria, France, Lebanon • 2018
- Director Soudade Kaadan
- Cast Sawsan Arsheed, Reham Al Kassar, Samer Ismael
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
What Comes Around
(Al gami'ya)
It takes a village.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Lebanon, Egypt, Greece • 2018
- Director Reem Saleh
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Yomeddine
(يوم الدين)
A Coptic leper and his orphaned young friend embark on an unforgettable journey in search of their lost families.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, United States, Austria • 2018
- Director Abu Bakr Shawky
- Cast Rady Gamal, Shahira Fahmy, Ahmed Abdelhafiz, Osama Abdallah, Mohamed Abdel Azim
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, VUDU Free, Kanopy
Beauty and the Dogs
(على كف عفريت)
Mariam must fight for her rights, even though justice lies on the side of her tormentors.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Tunisia, France, Sweden • 2017
- Director Kaouther Ben Hania
- Cast Mariam Al Ferjani, Ghanem Zrelli, Noomane Hamda, Anissa Daoud, Neder Ghouati, Mohamed Akkari
- Genre Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, YouTube, Kanopy, Plex,
Blessed Benefit
(Inshallah Estafadit)
Life in prison beats life on the outside.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Germany, Jordan, Netherlands • 2017
- Director Mahmoud al Massad
- Cast Ahmad Thaher, Maher Khammash, Odai Hijazi, Mahmoud al Massad, Nadim Remawi
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Bonboné
(بونبونة)
A Palestinian inmate serving time in an Israeli jail receives a visit from his wife who devises a bold and crafty operation to fulfill their secret desires.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, Lebanon • 2017
- Director Rakan Mayasi
- Cast Saleh Bakri, Rana Alamuddin
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Amazon Video
In Syria
(Insyriated)
A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Belgium, France, Lebanon • 2017
- Director Philippe Van Leeuw
- Cast Hiam Abbass, Diamand Bou Abboud, Juliette Navis, Mohsen Abbas, Moustapha Al Kar
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Hoopla, Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex,
In the Last Days of the City
(آخر أيام المدينة)
In the fading grandeur of downtown Cairo, a 35-year-old filmmaker struggles to make a film that captures the pulse of his city.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, Germany, United Kingdom • 2017
- Director Tamer El Said
- Cast Khaled Abdalla, Laila Samy, Hanan Youssef, Maryam Saleh, Hayder Helo
- Genre Drama
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Vudu, Kanopy
The Guest
(ضيف)
All she knows is war. Now, she must run from it.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Turkey • 2017
- Director Andaç Haznedaroğlu
- Cast Saba Mubarak, Rawan Skef, Homam Haut, Şebnem Dönmez, Muhammed Refki
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Journey
(الرحلة)
Sara stands on the brink of committing an unthinkable act when her plans are suddenly altered by an awkward encounter.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Iraq, Canada, United Kingdom • 2017
- Director Mohamed Al Daradji
- Cast Zahraa Ghandour, Ameer Ali Jabarah, Bennet De Brabandere, Michel Kandinsky
- Genre Drama, Thriller
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Wajib
(واجب)
A family wedding gives a son and father a chance to reconnect.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, France, Colombia • 2017
- Director Annemarie Jacir
- Cast Mohammad Bakri, Saleh Bakri, Maria Zreik
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Dry Hot Summers
(حار جاف صيفا)
Two lonely people accidentally meet in a Cairo taxi and take a journey of self-discovery that reconnects them to the joys life.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, Germany • 2016
- Director Sherif El Bendary
- Cast Mohamed Farid, Nahed El Sebai, Donia Maher, Mohamed Abdel Azim
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
I Still Hide to Smoke
(À mon âge je me cache encore pour fumer)
For nine women, it's more than just a bathhouse: it's a sanctuary.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Greece, Algeria • 2016
- Director Rayhana Obermeyer
- Cast Hiam Abbass, Fadila Belkebla, Nadia Kaci, Biyouna
- Genre Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Cineverse
Mimosas
(ميموزا)
Stories of modern and traditional spirituality come together in this tale of two journeys.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Spain, Morocco, France • 2016
- Director Oliver Laxe
- Cast Ahmed Hammoud, Shakib Ben Omar, Said Agli, Ikram Anzouli, Ahmed El Othemani
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
3000 Nights
(3000 Nocy)
A young Palestinian schoolteacher gives birth to her son in an Israeli prison where she fights to protect him while trying to survive and maintain hope.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, France, Jordan • 2015
- Director Mai Masri
- Cast Rakeen Saad, Karim Saleh, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Alicia Sánchez, Raida Adon, Yussuf Abu-Warda
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Excuse my French
(لا مؤاخذة)
Religious conversion through peer pressure.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2014
- Director Amr Salama
- Cast Ahmed Helmy, Ahmed Dash, Kinda Alloush, Hani Adel, Bayoumi Fouad
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Netflix, Shahid VIP, Netflix basic with Ads, Amazon Video
Theeb
A young Bedouin boy is forced through a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan • 2014
- Director Naji Abu Nowar
- Cast Jacir Eid, Hassan Mutlag, Hussein Salameh, Marji Audeh, Jack Fox
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Hoopla, Film Movement Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Kanopy
When I Saw You
(لما شفتك)
A young Palestinian refugee tires of his life in a refugee camp and leaves in search of his separated father.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Palestine, Jordan, Greece • 2014
- Director Annemarie Jacir
- Cast Mahmoud Asfa, Ruba Blal, Saleh Bakri, Anas Algaralleh, Ali Elayan
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, VUDU Free, Kanopy
Cairo Drive
On the streets of Egypt, the only rule is that there are no rules.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt, United States • 2013
- Director Sherief Elkatsha
- Cast
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Ghadi
A father's quest to convince his town that having special needs does not make his son a "demon."
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Lebanon • 2013
- Director Amin Dora
- Cast Georges Khabbaz, Lara Rain, Emmanuel Khairallah, Camille Salameh, Rodrigue Sleiman, Samir Youssef
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Family
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Horses of God
(Les chevaux de Dieu)
How a decade can turn brothers into martyrs.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Belgium, Tunisia • 2013
- Director Nabil Ayouch
- Cast Abdelhakim Rachid, Abdelilah Rachid, Hamza Souideq, Ahmed El Idrissi Amrani
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kino Now, Kanopy
Omar
(عمر)
A Palestinian freedom fighter is captured and forced to work as a double agent for the Israeli authorities.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Palestine • 2013
- Director Hany Abu-Assad
- Cast Adam Bakri, Waleed Zuaiter, Leem Lubany, Samer Bisharat, Iyad Hoorani, Mousa Habiib Allah
- Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Available on Netflix, Chai Flicks, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Rock the Casbah
When the prodigal daughter returns, secrets will be released.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Morocco • 2013
- Director Laïla Marrakchi
- Cast Morjana Alaoui, Nadine Labaki, Lubna Azabal, Hiam Abbass, Omar Sharif
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kanopy
An Hour and a Half
(ساعة ونص)
The lives of riders in the third-class cars are explored 90 minutes before the 2002 El Ayyat train accident.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2012
- Director Wael Ehsan
- Cast Yosra El Lozy, Somaya El Khashab, Ahmed Al Fishawy, Eyad Nassar, Hala Fakher, Ragaa Al-Giddawy
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Wadjda
(وجدة)
After a fight with a neighborhood boy, Wadjda attempts to raise money for a bicycle to beat him in a race.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Saudi Arabia, Netherlands, Germany • 2012
- Director Haifaa Al-Mansour
- Cast Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Algohani, Ahd, Sultan Al Assaf, Dana Abdullilah
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube
678
(٦٧٨)
Three women inspire Egypt's first anti-harassment legislation.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 2010
- Director Mohamed Diab
- Cast Nelly Karim, Boshra, Maged El Kedwany, Basim Samra, Nahed El Sebai, Ahmed Al Fishawy
- Genre Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads
Laila's Birthday
(عيد ميلاد ليلى)
For this taxi driver in Palestine, chaos is the rule.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Occupied Palestinian Territory, Tunisia, Netherlands • 2008
- Director Rashid Masharawi
- Cast Mohammad Bakri, Areen Omari, Nour Zoubi, Saleh Bakri
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Salt of This Sea
(ملح هذا البحر)
Soraya, a Brooklyn-born Palestinian, seeks to reclaim both her family's home and their money taken during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
- ✭ ✭
- Palestine, Belgium, France • 2008
- Director Annemarie Jacir
- Cast Suheir Hammad, Saleh Bakri, Riyad Ideis, Sylvie Wetz, Yahya Barakat, Khaled Hourani
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Kino Now, Kanopy
Divine Intervention
(يد إلهية)
Separated by a checkpoint, Palestinian lovers from Jerusalem and Ramallah arrange clandestine meetings.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Morocco, Germany • 2002
- Director Elia Suleiman
- Cast Elia Suleiman, Manal Khader, George Ibrahim, Amer Daher, Jamel Daher, Lufuf Nuweiser
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Netflix, Chai Flicks, Netflix basic with Ads, Kino Now, Kanopy
Sunday God Willing
(Inch'Allah dimanche)
One woman's escape from tradition into the modern world.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Algeria • 2001
- Director Yamina Benguigui
- Cast Fejria Deliba, Zinedine Soualem, Rabia Mokeddem, Amina Annabi, Marie-France Pisier, Anass Behri
- Genre Family, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces
(Asfour Stah)
Amidst the throes of puberty, life is difficult for twelve-year-old Noura in his Tunisian town where the lives of men and women are kept utterly separate.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Tunisia, France, Italy • 1990
- Director Férid Boughedir
- Cast Selim Boughedir, Mustafa Adouani, Rabia Ben Abdallah, Mohammed Driss
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Vudu, Amazon Video, Kino Now, Kanopy
Wanderers of the Desert
(الهائمون)
A young teacher is assigned to a village whose children are cursed to wander the desert.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Tunisia, France • 1984
- Director Nacer Khemir
- Cast Nacer Khemir, Soufiane Makni, Noureddine Kasbaoui, Sonia Ichti, Hedi Daoud
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel
Cairo Station
(باب الحديد)
A newspaper salesman at the train station in Cairo develops an unhealthy obsession with a woman who sells refreshments.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Egypt • 1958
- Director Youssef Chahine
- Cast Farid Shawqi, Hend Rostom, Youssef Chahine, Hassan el Baroudi, Abdel Aziz Khalil, Said Khalil
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel