‘Perfect Strangers’ Director: Wissam Smayra Starring: Mona Zaki, Nadine Labaki, Georges Khabbaz The original Italian version of “Perfect Strangers” had already been remade across the world before its Arabic-language iteration was released on Netflix. But nowhere else has it caused the stir that it did in the Middle East. The conceit is simple: Seven friends at a dinner party
JEDDAH: The surreal and real mix in director Mohamed Al-Salman's debut feature “Raven Song,” which played at the recent Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah and is the Kingdom’s submission for the Best International Feature Film at the upcoming Academy Awards. In the opening scenes, we see a young man named Nasser (Asem Alawad) being diagnosed with brain tumor. The
DUBAI: Saudi Arabian filmmaker Mohamed Al-Salman had one dream as a child: He wanted to be an engineer. How starkly things change. The 30-year-old’s debut feature, “Raven Song” was well received at this month’s Red Sea International Film Festival and is just the sixth film ever to be submitted for an Academy Award from Saudi Arabia. It marks the arrival of an artist with
DUBAI: Here are just a few of the features from Arab filmmakers showing at this week’s Red Sea International Film Festival, which runs from Dec. 1-10 in Jeddah. ‘A Gaza Weekend’ Director: Basil Khalil Cast: Stephen Mangan, Loai Noufi, Mouna Hawa, Adam Bakri British-Palestinian filmmaker Basil Khalil’s debut feature has been eagerly awaited by cinema lovers following the