Riverbed
Lebanese actress Carole Abboud brings a sense of wistful loneliness to the role of an independent woman estranged from her adult daughter in Bassem Breche’s sketch-like feature debut.
Read MorePosted by Deborah Young | Nov 25, 2022 | Cairo, CAIRO 2022, Festivals, Spotlight |
Lebanese actress Carole Abboud brings a sense of wistful loneliness to the role of an independent woman estranged from her adult daughter in Bassem Breche’s sketch-like feature debut.
Read MorePosted by Deborah Young | Nov 22, 2022 | Cairo, CAIRO 2022, Festivals |
Danish director and anthropologist Christian Suhr’s feature documentary offers a respectful yet compelling peek into the surprisingly diverse communities of Sufi worshippers within the Islamic tradition of Egypt.
Read MorePosted by Deborah Young | Nov 18, 2022 | Cairo, CAIRO 2022, Festivals, Spotlight |
Luis De Filippis’ laid-back tale about an embattled but loving family on vacation pops with a riveting Carmen Madonia as the trans sister.
Read MorePosted by Deborah Young | Nov 17, 2022 | Cairo, CAIRO 2022, Festivals |
Young actress Lyna Khoudri sparkles as an Algerian dance student forced to reorder her priorities after she is physically assaulted in an emotion-clad feminist drama directed by Mounia Meddour (‘Papicha’).
Read MorePosted by Deborah Young | Oct 20, 2022 | Festivals, London, Spotlight, Toronto |
Two of Iran’s biggest actors, Taraneh Alidoosti and Navid Mohammadzadeh, play double roles in Mani Haghighi’s chilling, fast-paced thriller with allegorical overtones about life in contemporary Iran.
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