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2020s Arabic-language films
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The list 2020s Arabic-language films includes
Gaza mon amour, The Mauritanian, Héliopolis (2020 film), Laila in Haifa and Souad (film).
The list consists of 74 members.
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The Mauritanian
2021 legal drama film directed by Kevin Macdonald
Overview: The Mauritanian is a 2021 legal drama film based on the memoir of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, a Mauritanian man who was held from 2002 to 2016 without charge in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, a United States ...
Release date: 12 February 2021Director: Kevin MacdonaldCast: Tahar Rahim, Nouhe Hamady Bari, Saadna Hamoud, Mohamed Yeslem Mousse, Mohamed Abderrahmane Arava, Aly DeydeProducer: Adam Ackland, Michael BloomWriter: Michael Bronner, Rory HainesMohamedou Ould Slahi fights for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years.
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Perfect Strangers
2022 film
Overview: Perfect Strangers (Arabic: أصحاب… ولا أعزّ, As'hab… wa'la a'az, 'Friends… and no dearer') is a 2022 Arabic comedy-drama film, produced by Dubai-based Front Row Filmed Entertainment with Yalla Yalla, B ...
Director: Wissam SmayraProducer: Hisham Alghanim, Carine ChaibanWriter: Mariam Abou Ouf, Samer AklFollows the story of seven friends who stay together for dinner and decide to play a game that involves them placing their cell phones on the dinner table ... 0
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The Man Who Sold His Skin
2020 film
Overview: The Man Who Sold His Skin (Arabic: الرجل الذي باع ظهره, ar-rajul allaḏī bāʿa ẓahrahu, 'The Man Who Sold His Back') is a 2020 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. Its plot ...
Director: Kaouther Ben HaniaProducer: Habib Attia, Anas AzrakWriter: Kaouther Ben HaniaHis own body turned into a living work of art and promptly exhibited in a museum, Sam, a Syrian refugee, will soon realize to have sold away more than ... 0
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The Goat Life
Upcoming Indian Malayalam-language survival drama film written and directed by Blessy
Overview: The Goat Life (Aadujeevitham) is a 2024 Malayalam language survival drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Blessy. The film is an international co-production involving companies in India and ...
Director: BlessyProducer: S. PrabhakarAn Indian man seeking work follows a job lead to Saudi Arabia, only to find himself forced to labor without pay as a goat herder in the remote desert. 0
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Goodbye Julia
2023 Sudanese feature film
Overview: Goodbye Julia (Arabic: وداعاً جوليا, Wadāʻan Jūlyā) is a 2023 Sudanese drama film directed by Mohamed Kordofani. It is Kordofani's first feature film and the first movie from Sudan ever to be presented ...Director: Mohamed KordofaniCast: Eiman Yousif, Siran Riak, Nazar Goma, Ger Duany, Issraa Elkogali Häggström, Mustafa Aiman KhalifaProducer: Mohammed Alomd'a, Amjad Abu AlalaWriter: Mohamed KordofaniJust before the secession of South Sudan, a married former singer from the north seeks redemption for causing the death of a southern man by hiring his ... 0
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Goutte d'or
2022 drama film
Overview: Sons of Ramses (French: Goutte d'Or) is a 2022 French drama film directed and written by Clément Cogitore. It stars Karim Leklou as the titular role.
Director: Clément CogitoreProducer: Camille Marquet, Amaury OviseWriter: Thomas Bidegain, Fanny Burdino 0
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Animalia
2023 film by Sofia Alaoui
Overview: Animalia is a 2023 French-Moroccan science fiction film directed by Sofia Alaoui in her feature directorial debut, based on Alaoui's short film So What If the Goats Die. The movie follows Itto (Oumaïma ...
Director: Sofia AlaouiProducer: Sofia Alaoui, Toufik AyadiWriter: Sofia Alaoui, Laurie BostAs she nears the end of her pregnancy, Itto and her in-laws find their lives turned upside down by a supernatural event. 0
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Athena
French action drama film by Romain Gavras
Overview: Athena is a 2022 French epic action drama film directed and co-written by Romain Gavras. The film stars Dali Benssalah, Sami Slimane, Anthony Bajon, Ouassini Embarek and Alexis Manenti.
Director: Romain GavrasProducer: Charles-Marie Anthonioz, Elias BelkeddarWriter: Elias Belkeddar, Romain GavrasHours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos. 0
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Here Out West
2021 film
Overview: Here Out West is a 2021 Australian anthology film set in culturally diverse Western Sydney. It is made up of eight stories from eight writers and features nine languages. The film has been praised for ...
Director: Fadia Abboud, Lucy GaffyCast: Nisrine Amine, Mia-Lore Bayeh, Gladys Iturra Beiza, Shameer Birges, Kaelan Camongol, Kenneth CamongolProducer: Nisrine Amine, Blake AyshfordWriter: Nisrine Amine, Bina BhattacharyaA baby is kidnapped from hospital by a desperate grandmother. Her flight sets off a chain of events that bring together complete strangers over the course ... 0
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Laila in Haifa
2020 film
Overview: Laila in Haifa is a 2020 Israeli-French drama film directed by Amos Gitai. It was selected to be shown in the main competition section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival.
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Amira
2021 Egyptian film
Overview: Amira (Arabic: أميرة, ʾAmīra) is a 2021 Arabic drama film directed by Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab. The film is produced by Mohamed Hefzy for Film Clinic, Mona Abdelwahab for Agora Audiovisuals, Moez ...Director: Mohamed DiabProducer: Hany Abu-Assad, Amira DiabWriter: Mohamed DiabA Palestinian girl's world is turned upside down when she learns the man she grew up idolizing is not her real father. 0
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Gaza mon amour
2020 drama film
Overview: Gaza mon amour (lit. 'Gaza my love') is a romantic dramedy film, directed by Tarzan Nasser and Arab Nasser and released in 2020. It is a coproduction of companies from Palestine, France, Germany ...
Director: Mohammed Abou Nasser, Ahmad Abou NasserProducer: Rashid Abdelhamid, Pandora da Cunha TellesWriter: Mohammed Abou Nasser, Ahmad Abou Nasser 0
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Broken Keys
2021 film
Overview: Broken Keys (Arabic: مفاتيح مكسرة, mafātīḥ mukasarat) is a 2021 Lebanese drama film directed by Jimmy Keyrouz. It was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd ...Director: Jimmy KeyrouzProducer: Lara Chekerjian, Frédéric DomontWriter: Jimmy Keyrouz, Ellie FoumbiTrying to escape his war-ravaged Middle Eastern neighborhood where music has been banned, a musician embarks on a journey to rebuild his piano after it ... 0
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The Swimmers
Film directed by Sally El Hosaini
Overview: The Swimmers is a 2022 biographical sports drama film directed by Sally El Hosaini based on a screenplay co-written by Sally El Hosaini and Jack Thorne. The film stars real-life sisters Nathalie Issa and ...
Release date: 23 November 2022Director: Sally El HosainiProducer: Tim Bevan, Jeremy BurnageWriter: Sally El Hosaini, Jack ThorneFrom war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming ... 0
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The Mother of All Lies
2023 documentary film by Asmae El Moudir
Overview: The Mother of All Lies (Arabic: كذب أبيض, kadib ʿabyaḍ, 'White Lies') is a 2023 Arabic-language documentary film directed, written, produced and edited by Asmae El Moudir. The film explores the director's ...Director: Asmae ElMoudirCast: Mohamed El Moudir, Asmae ElMoudir, Zahra Jeddaoui, Said Masrour, Ouardia Zorkani, Abdallah Ez ZouidProducer: Asmae ElMoudirWriter: Asmae ElMoudirA Moroccan woman's search for truth tangles with a web of lies in her family history. As a daughter and filmmaker, she fuses personal and national history ... 0
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The Burdened
2023 Yemeni film
Overview: The Burdened (Arabic: المرهقون, al-Murhiqūn) is a 2023 drama film based on a true story. It is the second film directed by the Yemeni filmmaker Amr Gamal who co-wrote the script with Mazen Refaat. The ...
Director: Amr GamalCast: Khaled Hamdan, Abeer Mohammed, Samah Alamrani, Awsam Abdulrahman, Shahd Algonfedy, Islam SaleemProducer: Mohammed Alomd'a, Amjad Abu AlalaWriter: Amr Gamal, Mazen RefaatCenters on Ahmed and Isra'a parents of three children who lost their job due to the country's economic crisis. Isra'a finds out about her fourth pregnancy ... 0
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Four Daughters
2023 film by Kaouther Ben Hania
Overview: Four Daughters (Arabic: بنات ألفة, Banāt Olfa, French: Les Filles d'Olfa, 'Olfa's Daughters') is a 2023 Arabic-language documentary film directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. After two daughters of a Tunisian ...
Director: Kaouther Ben HaniaCast: Eya Chikhaoui, Tayssir Chikhaoui, Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, Olfa Hamrouni, Nour Karoui, Majd MastouraProducer: Habib Attia, Nadim CheikhrouhaWriter: Kaouther Ben HaniaBetween light and darkness stands Olfa, a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. One day, her two older daughters disappear. Filmmaker Kaouther ... 0
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Cairo Conspiracy
2022 film by Tarik Saleh
Overview: Boy from Heaven (Arabic: صبي من الجنة, ṣabiyy min al Janna), released in most English-speaking countries as Cairo Conspiracy, is a 2022 Arabic-language political thriller film directed by Swedish filmmaker ...
Director: Tarik SalehProducer: Mikael Ahlstrom, Harry BouvengWriter: Tarik SalehAdam, the son of a fisherman is offered the privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the center of power of Sunni Islam. Adam becomes a ... 0
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The Blue Caftan
2022 film by Maryam Touzani
Overview: The Blue Caftan (Arabic: أزرق القفطان, released in France as Le Bleu du caftan) is a 2022 Moroccan Arabic-language drama film directed by Maryam Touzani, and written by Touzani with the collaboration of ...Director: Maryam TouzaniProducer: Nabil Ayouch, Amine BenjellounWriter: Maryam Touzani, Nabil AyouchA middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship turned upside down by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice. 0
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The Cello
Film by Darren Lynn Bousman
Overview: The Cello is a 2023 Saudi Arabian horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Turki Al-Sheikh. It is based on Al-Sheikh's novel of the same title and stars Jeremy Irons, Samer Ismail, Elham ...Release date: 8 December 2023Director: Darren Lynn BousmanProducer: Wesley Alley, Sultan AlmutairiWriter: Turki Al AlshikhAn aspiring cellist learns that the cost of his cello is a lot more insidious than he thought. 0
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