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From new films from the Middle East through to new releases in the region, a fresh look at new titles.
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A New Home for Arab Film Reviews
Al-Takdir staff
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A New Home for Arab Film Reviews

Al-Takdir will offer more international coverage for films produced in the MENA region.
Al-Takdir staff
Berlin Film Festival
Palestine-Israel

No Other Land

Beginning in 2019, a quartet of Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers in the Occupied Territories start documenting Israel’s appropriation of the land and its escalation until just after the start of the current juggernaut in Gaza.
Al-Takdir staff
Loris Lai
Palestine-Israel

I bambini di Gaza (Roll)

A Palestinian and an Israeli boy bond over surfing in a vivid if familiar story from the Second Intifada that feels slightly unreal.
Al-Takdir staff
Asmae El Moudir
Karlovy Vary
Morocco Oscar submission 2024

The Mother of All Lies

Moroccan documentary maker Asmae El Moudir blends the personal with the political in her formally impressive, puppet-driven, prize-winning family memoir.
Al-Takdir staff
Hiam Abbass
Lina Soualem
Palestine Oscar submission 2024
Venice Film Festival

Bye Bye Tiberias

Directed by Hiam Abbass’s daughter Lina Soualem, this beautifully layered, quietly intelligent documentary explores her female-centric family’s experiences of dispossession and exile following the 1948 Nakba, seeking to break the silence surrounding trauma.
Al-Takdir staff
Cannes Film Festival
Kaouther Ben Hania
Tunisia Oscar submission 2024

Four Daughters (Les filles d’Olfa)

An enthralling “fictional documentary” by Kaouther Ben Hania exploring the psychological states of a strong-headed Tunisian mother and her four daughters, two of whom joined Islamic State, through staged recreations and interactions with actors playing their roles.
Al-Takdir staff