Darina Al Joundi

Mehdia, an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker in Beirut, loves Ahmed, a Syrian refugee who struggles to survive dealing in second-hand metal scraps, while affected by a mysterious physical condition related to shrapnel wounds exposure during the war. Their love story seems to have no future, but since they have nothing, they can lose nothing. When the opportunity presents itself, they leave Beirut in a hopeful and desperate get-away while Ahmed’s physical condition gets worse and worse.

Ricky Nasser is a young Australian whose peaceful suburban life turns to hell when his sister Ameena disappears without a trace. In a climate of distrust and xenophobia, Ricky is forced to denounce her as an extremist.

In a typically mixed Baghdadi neighbourhood in 2006, a community of ordinary people try to live their everyday lives amidst the threat of unpredictable violence. At the heart of these intersecting stories we find Sara, a single mother and novelist, who regains her will to write after witnessing the forced exile of her Christian neighbour and best friend Sabiha. With the news of Saddam Hussein's sudden execution shortly before the New Year, Sara and her neighbours brace themselves for an uncertain future. Yet, like a miracle, each is able to sustain a fragile sense of hope.

Na década de 1950, a jovem Alice troca as montanhas suíças pelas praias ensolaradas e vibrantes de Beirute. Ela se apaixona loucamente por Joseph, um astrofísico excêntrico que sonha em enviar os primeiros libaneses para o espaço.

Sam Ali, um jovem sírio sensível e impulsivo, trocou seu país pelo Líbano para escapar da guerra. Para poder viajar para a Europa e viver com o amor de sua vida, ele aceita ter suas costas tatuadas por um dos artistas contemporâneos mais cultuados do mundo, transformando seu próprio corpo em uma obra de arte de prestígio. Sam, entretanto, percebe que sua decisão pode significar qualquer coisa, menos liberdade.

Kenza e Yael são duas jovens francesas que vão à Síria para lutar ao lado das forças curdas. Lá eles conhecem Zara, uma sobrevivente yezidi. Nascidas em diferentes culturas, mas profundamente unidas, as mulheres-lutadoras curam suas feridas passadas e descobrem sua força atual, especialmente o medo que inspiram em seus oponentes. As três jovens logo se uniram e se tornam verdadeiras irmãs de armas.

The life of Asmahan, the diva and druze princess was short, but what a life ! Marriages, glory, espionage, lovers, alcohol, poker, suicides, murders, scandals… This oriental Marilyn has marked the golden age of the egyptian musical comedies. Today, her voice still resonates everywhere in the Middle East and her mysterious death in the waters of the Nile still feeds the wildest rumors…

The movie revolves around Mohsen El-Saagh who decides to challenge his clan in order to win the heart of Haifa, in the midst of the struggle of the leaders to lead the clan.

Eleven-year-old Wardi’s great-grandfather leaves behind a will suggesting looking to the past to find the future. Searching the house, Wardi finds out about her Palestinian homeland from family memories.

Set in Paris, an ancestral home holds the key to a family's future.

Antoine começa seu primeiro ano de medicina pela terceira vez. Benjamin chega diretamente do ensino médio, mas ele rapidamente percebe que este ano não será uma jornada tranquila. Em um ambiente altamente competitivo, com aulas e noites difíceis dedicadas a revisões e estudo em vez de festas, os dois alunos terão que trabalhar duro para encontrar o equilíbrio certo entre as dificuldades de hoje e as expectativas de amanhã. Uma das grandes surpresas nos cinemas na França com mais de 1 milhão de ingressos vendidos. Do mesmo diretor de “Insubstituível”.

Fajr is a famous temptation star, and the heroine of the first feature film of a young director. She rejects the kissing scene in the film, which provokes the director and the producer, and everyone tries to reach common ground to complete the film and get out of this dilemma.

Yousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty years of Palestinian dispossession, exile, and resistance. The film follows the flight of Younes, his wife Nahila, and those around them, from their village in northern Palestine to a refugee camp in Lebanon. Some vow to continue the struggle, most simply struggle to survive. Unsparingly detailing the impact of the nakba (disaster) on Palestinian life and society and the refugees' often-contentious relationship with their reluctant Lebanese hosts, Gate of the Sun spans generations, mixing personal stories with historical events.

Late in the 1980s it seems like the Lebanese conflict will never end. Khalil returns to Beirut after many years. Ten years earlier, during a battle, he took advantage of the confusion and pretended he was dead.