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Peace After Marriage – green cards, porn and Palestine
Peace After Marriage is a rare mixture of a romantic comedy and a “40 year old virgin”-type masturbation movie about the Israel-Palestine conflict.…
Oscar-nominated director visits Arabian Film Days
Palestinian Hany Abu-Assad, the director best known for his depiction of suicide bombers in Paradise Now, was this year, once again, Oscar-nominated…
Electro chaabi - The soundtrack of a revolution
Along with the revolution in Egypt, a new music genre arose in the streets. The documentary Electro Chaabi is a journey into Arabic rhythms, rap and…
Rock the Casbah - comedy from Morocco
Family, drama, culture crash and sister love are some of the keywords that describe Rock the Casbah. Not only are we introduced to a bunch of rich…
A charming western from Kurdistan
Rarely has a film about detachment and freedom in Iraqi-Kurdish everyday life been conveyed through comedy. But this one is! Don’t miss out on the…
A different view of Palestine
This year’s Arabian Film Days gives you a special section on Palestine. Through the four films that we are screening, we give you an untraditional…
The programme for Arabian Film Days 2014 is now published in English
Arabian Film Days 2014 will be held 4th – 6th April at Cinema Victoria, and the programme has now been published. We take the pulse of the Arab…
Record-breaking Arabian Film Days 2013
There is no doubt about it: This year's Arabian Film Days was an unparalleled success. 2202 tickets sold, one very happy audience, outstanding movies…
In Search of Oil and Sand - a royal mystery (AFD 2013)
The discovery of an extraordinary old movie film roll sheds new light on the Egyptian monarchy. Mahmoud Sabit, a relative of the royal family, is a…
This year's classic - Silence of the Palace - Arabian Film Days 2013
Arabian Filmdays presents one classic from the Middle East in its program every year. This year's classic is by many considered to be the best Arab…