I felt we needed to concentrate on the fans of the Arabic movie, or the Arabic department. And yes, it was hard for me to admit that Sara was right. The Egyptian films from that era are very ...

But because it’s an Arabic movie, I didn’t accept it,” said 37-year-old Elham, an Egyptian who asked for her last name to be withheld due to the sensitivity of the topic.

Netflix's first ever Arabic language film, Perfect Strangers, sparked controversy in Egypt. In doing so, it highlighted a tug of war happening inside the country.

Egyptian Arab Spring Drama Secures U.K., Irish Distribution "Winter Of Discontent," directed by war zone documentary filmmaker Ibrahim El Batout who was shot twice previously, garnered plaudits in ...

Youssef Chahine, 82, the visionary dean of the Arab movie industry whose films captivated and provoked audiences for over half a century by delving into the social, the political and the sexual ...

The movie, which features original songs penned by Hamada and scored by Egyptian composer Ehad Abdel Wahed, is set in an orphanage where the titular character Sukkar and her friends wake up every ...

This, plus the emergence of better-quality non-Egyptian Arabic films, and Saudi Arabia’s growing appetite for local-language fare, has helped spark the box office shift.

Netflix’s ‘Perfect Strangers’ Arabic remake sparks calls to ban it in Egypt – and a debate about Arab society Jan. 27, 2022 Updated Thu., Jan. 27, 2022 at 3:02 p.m.

Egyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy points out that the Arab film funding well got drier recently with the shuttering of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival and its Sanad film fund, just as private equity ...

The movie revolves around seven Lebanese and Egyptian friends who gather for dinner and agree to openly share texts and calls that they receive that evening, exposing a cascade of secrets and affairs.

"Intentional gross historical fallacies that offend Egypt and its pharaonic ancient history in yet another attempt to Judaize Egyptian civilization, which confirms the international Zionist ...