Rima

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

Everyone in his village believes that Zein is a simpleton, a half-wit, an amiable buffoon. Thus, his braying laughter and public declarations of love for village maidens only win laughter rather than anger, beatings or worse. However, Haneen, a wandering Muslim holy man, perceives something more in this figure of fun: genuine piety and...

Runtime

1h 14m

Director

Khalid Al Siddiq

Cast

Ali Mahdi, Ibrahim Hujazi, Tahiya Zaroug