Middle East cinema: The seven must-see films of 2020
Festivals and cinemas shut due to the pandemic, but some movies were still able to make a critical impact
From left: Radiograph Of A Family; Ghosts director Azra Deniz Okyay; and Ahmed Hammoud in Zanka Contact (copyright details, see films below) By Published date: 28 December 2020 10:14 UTC | Last update: 2 months 2 weeks ago
The express train that is Middle Eastern cinema hit the buffers this year as the global film industry came to a halt amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The shockwaves continue to reverberate: for how long is still not known.
The year started robustly: at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof won best film for