Saladin (1963)
Saladin 1963 Saladin, ruler of the kingdoms surrounding the Latin state of Jerusalem, is brought to attack the Christians in the Holy Land by the sacking of a convoy of Muslim pilgrims, a group which included his sister In a short campaign against odds, Jerusalem is taken and almost the entire Middl
September 11 (2002)
September 11 2002 Eleven directors from 11 countries each contribute an 11 minute short reflecting on the events of 11 September 2001 A village teacher in Iran tries to explain to her young students whats happened City kids in Burkina Faso think theyve spotted Osama bin Laden A deaf Frenchwoman in M
The Blazing Sun (1954)
The Blazing Sun 1954 The film revolves around a young Ahmed, who works as an agronomist, and who returns to his village in the south of the valley, where his father works as Headmaster cultivation, Vinjeh in improving the reeds strain Then loves daughter Basha since they were young, but rivaled the
The Sparrow (1972)
The Sparrow 1972 Set shortly before and during the Six Day War in June of 1967, The Sparrow follows a young police officer stationed in a small village in Upper Egypt whose inhabitants suffer from the harassment of a corrupt businessman
Alexandria Again and Forever (1989)
Alexandria Again and Forever 1989 During a hunger strike by the Egyptian film industry, Yehia, a famous Egyptian director, finds himself obsessed with Amir, the leading man in one of his movies, and Nadia, a woman he desires to work with
Adieu Bonaparte (1985)
Adieu Bonaparte 1985 A story during the French Occupation of Egypt 1797 1803, depicting the conflict between tradintion and modernization in the context of fighting the French invadors
Cairo Station (1958)
Cairo Station 1958 Kinawi, a physically challenged peddler who makes his living selling newspapers in the central Cairo train station, is obsessed by Hannouma, an attractive young woman who sells drinks While she treats Kinawi in a sympathetic way and jokes with him about a possible relationship, Sh
Destiny (1997)
Destiny 1997 The story is set in the 12th century in Arab ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgments are not liked by everyone The caliphs political rivals, centered around the leader of a fanatical Islami