Where to start · From Beirut to Casablanca
Where to start with Arab cinema
Arab cinema stretches from Egyptian classics to bold new voices from Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine and Morocco. These films open a window onto lives the world rarely sees.
1Start here
Capernaum2018 · Nadine Labaki · 126 minA Beirut boy sues his parents for giving him life. Heartbreaking and unforgettable.2Then
Wadjda2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour · 98 minA Saudi girl wants a bicycle. The first feature shot entirely in Saudi Arabia.
Theeb2014 · Naji Abu Nowar · 100 minA Bedouin boy crosses the desert during the First World War. A true Arab western.
The Insult2017 · Ziad Doueiri · 112 minA small argument in Beirut grows into a national trial.3Go deeper
Omar2013 · Hany Abu-Assad · 96 minLove, loyalty and betrayal under occupation in Palestine.
Cairo Station1958 · Youssef Chahine · 77 minYoussef Chahine's classic noir, set in Cairo's main railway station.
Caramel2007 · Nadine Labaki · 96 minFive women in a Beirut beauty salon. Warm, funny and tender.
Adam2019 · Maryam Touzani · 96 minA pregnant stranger and a widowed baker in the old medina of Casablanca.