Genre: Middle Eastern Movies
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A Respectable Family (2012)
Cast: Babak Hamidian, Mehrdad Sedighian, Mehran Ahmadi …
Directed by: Massoud Bakhshi
When he returns to Iran to teach after working in the West for many years, professor Arash deals with the country's bureaucracy and drama within his own family as he re-experiences the…
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5 Broken Cameras (2012)
Cast: Emad Burnat
Directed by: Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi
In this moving documentary, a Palestinian farmer chronicles his village's nonviolent resistance to the presence of encroaching Israeli settlers and military. As camera after camera gets…
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Modest Reception (2012)
Cast: Taraneh Alidoosti, Mani Haghighi, Saeed Changizian …
Directed by: Mani Haghighi
Leyla and Kaveh drive through a mountainous, war-ravaged countryside handing out money to the impoverished people they meet along the way. Though the couple provide welcome relief, their…
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Can (2012)
Cast: Selen Ucer, Serdar Orçin, Berkan Demirbag …
Directed by: Rasit Çelikezer
Happy Turkish couple Ayse and Cemal have everything they want -- except the ability to conceive a child. But when they illegally acquire a baby, the cracks in their relationship surface, and…
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Inheritance (2012)
Cast: Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass, Ashraf Barhoum …
Directed by: Hiam Abbass
In a Palestinian village located in Northern Israel, family patriarch Abu Majd struggles with a bad heart and fears for the future of his offspring. Eventually, the bitter feuds and secrets…
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Wadjda (2012)
Cast: Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Algohani …
Directed by: Haifaa Al-Mansour
Persistent 10-year-old Wadjda would like nothing more than a new bicycle so she can beat her friend (a boy) in a race. But it's going to take some ingenuity to get one -- especially in…
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Fill the Void (2012)
Cast: Hadas Yaron, Yiftach Klein, Irit Sheleg …
Directed by: Rama Burshtein
Eighteen-year-old Shira is thrilled that the marriage arranged for her within her Orthodox Jewish community is with a boy she likes, but when her sister dies in childbirth, Shira's hopes…
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The Flat (2012)
Cast: Arnon Goldfinger
Directed by: Arnon Goldfinger
When Arnon Goldfinger's grandmother died at 98, he was charged with cleaning out her Tel Aviv apartment, where he made a shocking discovery. The filmmaker plays detective as he sorts…
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Here I Learned to Love (2012)
Directed by: Avi Angel
When brothers Avner and Itzik travel from Israel to their native Poland to find clues about their identities, they uncover emotional information about their parents, who were killed by the…
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Mold (2012)
Cast: Ercan Kesal, Muhammet Uzuner, Tansu Biçer …
Directed by: Ali Aydin
Railroad inspector Basri spends his days walking the tracks and thinking of his son, taken into custody 20 years ago for protesting the government. When he finally undertakes a campaign to…
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Winter of Discontent (2012)
Cast: Amr Waked, Salah Al Hanafy, Farah Youssef …
Directed by: Ibrahim El Batout
On January 25, 2011, as revolution engulfs Egypt, three people's lives once again collide: Amr, an activist who was arrested and tortured in 2009; Adel, the police chief responsible for…
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Beyond the Hill (2012)
Cast: Tamer Levent, Reha Özcan, Mehmet Özgür …
Directed by: Emin Alper
While playing host to his son and grandchildren, a Turkish farmer relays his troubles with a roving band of nomads who stalk the surrounding land. But as the evening unfolds, other tensions…
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Epilogue (2012)
Cast: Yosef Carmon, Rivka Gur, Efrat Ben Zur …
Directed by: Amir Manor
This social drama covers a day in the lives of a senior Israeli couple, revealing their dismay at the direction their country has taken. Hayuta and Beri cling to their youthful ideals and…
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Lullaby to My Father (2012)
Cast: Yaël Abecassis, Jeanne Moreau, Hanna Schygulla …
Directed by: Amos Gitai
Director Amos Gitai presents a documentary about his architect father, Munio Gitai Weinraub, who fled Hitler's Germany after studying at the Bauhaus. After making his way to Israel,…
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After the Battle (2012)
Cast: Menna Shalaby, Bassem Samra, Nahed El Sebaï …
Directed by: Yousry Nasrallah
Ostracized for taking part in the attack on protesters in Tahrir Square, Mahmoud and his family are in despair when wealthy relief worker Reem comes to town. The two have a mutual attraction,…
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Araf: Somewhere in Between (2012)
Cast: Neslihan Ataguul, Baris Hacihan, Ozcan Deniz …
Directed by: Yesim Ustaoglu
Naïve teens Zehra and Olgun work at an isolated service station in Turkey, where they lessen their boredom with television. But their lives change forever when Zehra has an affair with a…
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The Cutoff Man (2012)
Cast: Moshe Ivgy, Tom Yefet, Naama Shapira …
Directed by: Idan Hubel
With work scarce and a family to provide for, Gabi takes a job as a "cutoff man" tasked with turning off the water to homes that haven't paid. But thanks to his duties, he's one of…
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The Repentant (2012)
Cast: Adila Bendimerad, Khaled Benaissa, Nabil Asli …
Directed by: Merzak Allouache
When a young Jihadist leaves the mountains of Algeria to return to his village, he becomes a "repentant" -- surrendering his weapons and receiving amnesty. But he carries his history of…
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Yema (2012)
Cast: Djamila Sahraoui, Samir Yahia, Ali Zarif …
Directed by: Djamila Sahraoui
A mother works to rebuild her life with knowledge that her son Ali -- the leader of an Islamist faction -- could be responsible for her son Tariq's death. But her emotions are tested…
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God's Neighbors (2012)
Cast: Roy Assaf, Rotem Ziesman-Cohen, Gal Friedman …
Directed by: Meni Yaesh
Religious watchdogs of their neighborhood, young Hasidim Avi, Kobi and Yaniv harass disrespectful Arabs and Jews who don't adhere to the laws and customs. But when Avi falls for…
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Yossi (2012)
Cast: Lior Ashkenazi, Ohad Knoller, Orly Silbersatz Banai …
Directed by: Eytan Fox
While driving through a remote part of Israel, a closeted gay doctor crosses paths with a group of soldiers who inspire him to live life in the open. Ohad Knoller reprises the title role in…
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The Paternal House (2012)
Cast: Mehdi Hashemi, Mehran Rajabi, Nasser Hashemi …
Directed by: Kianoosh Ayari
This social drama recounts the "honor killing" of a young girl by her father and brother in 1929. Only years later does her mother learn her fate, and the grisly fact that her daughter was…
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God's Horses (2012)
Cast: Abdelhakim Rachid, Abdelilah Rachid, Hamza Souidek …
Directed by: Nabil Ayouch
Yachine and Hamid, young boys growing up in a brutally harsh slum in Morocco, are separated when Hamid is jailed for petty crimes. When he is released, Hamid, now a fundamentalist Muslim,…
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Water (2012)
Cast: Yona Rozenkier, Amitai Ashkenazi, Mohammed Bakri …
Directed by: Nir Sa'ar, Maya Sarfaty, Mohammad Fuad …
This collection of seven short stories portrays the Israeli-Palestinian conflict against the backdrop of mankind's basic need for water. Created by nine Israeli and Palestinian…
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A Separation (2011)
Cast: Peyman Moadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat …
Directed by: Asghar Farhadi
An Iranian husband and wife split up over his decision to stay and care for his aging father instead of leaving the country with his family. But his fateful choice to hire a stranger to do…