Archiv-e for January, 2007
Ostura/Fable
Ostura means legend, myth or fable. Three generations of the Khalil family lived in the same house in Palestine until the summer of 1948.
Ejteyah/Invasion
An Israeli Soldier views a documentary about the aftermath of the Israeli invasion in Jenin camp. He was one of the drivers of the bulldozers.
Leila Khaled: Hijacker
In 1969 a 24-year old Palestinian refugee, Leila Khaled, became the first woman to hijack a plane. It caught the world's attention and for the first time placed the question of Palestine on a political and international agenda.
Lili
Abdel'al's new position as the Imam of a neighbourhood full of drug-takers is going to be a challenge, but so is the temptation of Lili. A film from the acclaimed director of The Yacoubian Building.
The Place I Call Home
Four young Egyptians each take a journey on different paths to find a place they can call "Home".
The Last Man
Each morning, Beirut awakens to a new victim of what seems to be a serial killer. Victims are found drained of their blood. A forty-year-old doctor, Khalil, begins to experience strange symptoms that will destabilize him and transform his life.
On a Monday
An ordinary couple... A different day... A story about finding love... again. A married couple rediscover one another on a Monday.
Dam el Ghazal/Blood of the Deer
Starring: Youssra, Nour El Sherif, Mona Zaki, Amr Waked, Mahmoud Abd El Moghny In a poor Cairo alley a young orphan, Hanan, whose wedding was interrupted when the police authorities arrest her groom.