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Review: “No Other Land” Is a Powerful and Immediate Document of the Destruction of West Bank Communities
By
Kieran Davey
Iran
Review: “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” Is an Urgent Drama of Violence, Paranoia and Female Empowerment
By
Kieran Davey
United Arab Emirates
Review: With “The Ambush”, the UAE Tries Buying A Hollywood War Movie
By
Anthony Kao
Turkey
Review: “The Cemil Show” Tries Exploring Obsession and Turkey’s Yeşilçam Era
By
Lorna Codrai
Italy
Review: Oscar-Submitted “Notturno” Paints a Hauntingly Beautiful Post-Conflict Levant
By
Anthony Kao
Iran
Interview: Director Farnoosh Samadi On “180 Degree Rule,” Her Heart-Wrenching Feature Debut
By
Lorna Codrai
Iran
Review: Manijeh Hekmat’s “Bandar Band” Is An Empathetic Road Trip Through A Flood-Stricken Iran
By
Lorna Codrai
Palestine
Review: “Gaza Mon Amour” Is an Irresistibly Charming Film About Love And Desire
By
Lorna Codrai
Egypt
Review: Egypt’s First Animated Feature “The Knight and the Princess” Champions Arab Storytelling
By
Lorna Codrai
Egypt
Review: “Cairo Station” Offers A Startlingly Prophetic Look At Toxic Masculinity
By
Timothy Niwamanya
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