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Iran

Review: “Son-Mother” Dismantles A Family Unit In Mahnaz Mohammadi’s Heartbreaking Debut

By Lorna Codrai

Iran

Review: Saeed Roustaee’s “Just 6.5” Brutally Depicts Iran’s Drug Crisis

By Lorna Codrai

Iran

Review: “Filmfarsi” Reveals A Hidden Side to Iranian History Through Exploitation Cinema

By Oscar Harding

Tunisia

Review: Tunisia’s “Un Fils” Spotlights A Marriage and Country In Crisis

By Lorna Codrai

Saudi Arabia

Review: “The Perfect Candidate” Shows Saudi Arabia’s Evolving Women’s Rights Landscape

By Lorna Codrai

Lebanon

Interview: Director Oualid Mouaness Talks “1982,” His Feature Film Debut

By Lorna Codrai

Turkey

The Rise and Fall of the Turkish “Mockbuster”

By Timon Singh

Egypt

Interviewing “Tickling Giants” Director Sara Taksler on Standing Up to Abuses of Power

By Emily Hsiang

Lebanon

Why I Want Lebanon’s “The Insult” To Win an Oscar

By Anthony Kao

Interviews

Interview: Shady Srour and Ilan Moskovitch discuss “Holy Air” in Israel’s Arab capital

By Jake Goldwasser

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