Appointment with Satan

The film is an Egyptian adaptation of a play by Marcel Pagnol, transposed into an Egyptian and Arab context. It follows the story of a shy, naive professor who allows himself to be exploited by an aristocrat or influential figures—depending on the interpretation—in a gambling scheme or a con. As the plot unfolds, the professor undergoe...

Runtime

1h 20m

Director

Willy Rozier, Naguib ElRihani

Cast

Emy Brévannes, Aimée Provence

The film is an adaptation of a novel by Ismåeel Walieddin. The main character, Ahmad, leaves rural eastern Egypt for the city hoping to become economically self-sufficient, gets an apartment for his parents, and obtains a law degree. He and his family are refugees from a town occupied by the Israeli army, Ismaåilia. Ali, the owner of t...

Runtime

1h 46m

Director

Salah Abu Seif

Cast

Shams El-Barudy, Yousuf Shaaban, Mohamed El Arabi

A Christian kid suddenly is forced to go to a public school after his father dies and because of a misunderstanding everyone thinks that he's a Muslim.

Runtime

1h 39m

Director

عمرو سلامة, Khalid bin Sultan

Cast

Ahmed Dash, Moaz Nabil, Ahmed Helmy

Mansoor, a 16 year-old teenager, living in a coastal "freej" (an Emirati neighborhood), has strong feelings for 16 year-old girl Kaltham. But culture and tradition, as well as family hardship, make it difficult for him to express his feelings. A conversation with his "know-it-all" friend convinces him that a gift is the best way to exp...

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Nawaf Al-Janahi

Cast

Omar Al Mulla, Neven Madi, Khadeeja Al Taie

Omar decides to emigrate to America as his 30th birthday approaches, but first he wants to get revenge on the people who have gotten in his way.

Runtime

1h 50m