15 years of Arab Film Days!
This year, we are celebrating our 15th anniversary, and with that, we’re bringing back unforgettable classics from previous years. This year’s program features a retrospective section with one film from each year the festival has existed!
Among the highlights, you’ll find the Tunisian musical drama As I Open My Eyes (opening film, 2016), the Oscar-nominated The Insult (opening film, 2018), the Palestinian film The Reports on Sarah and Saleem (2019), the film that was supposed to open the festival in the COVID year of 2020, A Son, and the audience favorite The Blue Caftan (2023).
Below, you’ll find the full list of films featured in the retrospective:
Damascus Roof and Tales of Paradise
Syria, Qatar 2010, Soudade Kaadan, 52m
Where Do We Go Now?
Lebanon, France, Egypt, Italy 2011, Nadine Labaki, 1h 50m
A World Not Ours
Lebanon, UK, De forente arabiske emirater 2012, Mahdi Fleifel, 1h 33m
The Mulberry House
Yemen, Egypt, USA, Syria, UK, De forente arabiske emirater 2013, Sara Ishaq, 1h 15m
Theeb
Jordan, UK, Qatar, De forente arabiske emirater 2014, Naji Abu Nowar, 1h 40m
As I Open My Eyes
Tunisia, France, Belgium, De forente arabiske emirater, Switzerland 2015, Leyla Bouzid, 1h 42m
Clash
Egypt, France, Germany, De forente arabiske emirater 2016, Mohamed Diab, 1h 37m
The Insult
Lebanon, France, Cyprus, Belgium, USA 2017, Ziad Doueiri, 1h 52m
The Reports on Sarah and Saleem
Palestine, Germany, The Netherlands, Mexico 2018, Muayad Alayan, 2h 7m
A Son
Tunisia, France, Lebanon, Qatar 2019, Mehdi Barsaoui, 1h 36m
200 Meters
Palestine, Jordan, Qatar, Italy 2020, Ameen Nayfeh, 1h 36m
Casablanca Beats
Morocco, France 2021, Nabil Ayouch, 1h 41m
The Blue Caftan
Morocco, France, Belgium, Denmark 2022, Maryam Touzani, 2h 2m
Inshallah a Boy
Jordan, Saudi Arabia, France, Qatar 2023, Amjad Al Rasheed, 1h 53m