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Arabic Movies curated by the Arab Cinema Center & MAD Solutions, hosted by Telescope Film
Arab Films and Where to Find Them!
Box Office Hits
The Journey
Mohamed Al Daradji
2017 Iraq, Canada, United Kingdom
As Sara braces to commit an unthinkable act, her plans are drastically altered by an awkward encounter with Salam, a self-assured and flirtatious salesman. With Salam now hostage to Sara’s confused and deluded plan, he battles desperately to appeal to her humanity and sway her decision.
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Next Award, Please
Dry Hot Summers
Sherif El Bendary
2016 Egypt, Germany
Two lonely people in opposite chapters of their lives accidentally meet on a busy summer day in a Cairo taxi. Frail old Shawky and bubbly young Doaa are both caught up in their busy routines as their race through the city evolves into a journey of self-discovery that reconnects them to the joys of life.
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Oscar Submissions
Barakah Meets Barakah
Mahmoud Sabbagh
2016 Saudi Arabia
He’s a municipal civil servant whose origins are humble to say the least, while she’s a wild beauty, the adopted daughter of a rich couple whose marriage has suffered due to their lack of biological children. When fate brings them together, they struggle to make it as a modern couple amid strict Saudi social conventions.
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Record It!
Ambulance/Gaza
Mohamed Jabaly
2017 Palestine, Norway
A raw, first-person account of the last war in Gaza in the summer of 2014. Mohamed Jabaly, a young man from Gaza City, joins an ambulance crew as war approaches, looking for his place in a country under siege where at times there seems to be no foreseeable future.
Available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon
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Short and Straight to the Point
Cargo
Karim Rahbani
2017 Lebanon
Lost in the middle of the Bekaa valley after fleeing the Syrian war, 7-year-old Abed must protect and care for his sick grandfather in the ruthless city of Beirut. Forced to beg on the streets, Abed's situation deteriorates even further in the wake of a horrific accident.
Available on Netflix
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Organized by MAD Solutions, the Arab Cinema Center (ACC) is a nonprofit organization registered in Amsterdam since its inception in 2015. The ACC is an international promotional platform for Arab cinema as it provides the filmmaking industry with a professional window to connect with their counterparts from all over the world.
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