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Award-winners from the Middle East
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Capharnaüm​
Capernaum

Nadine Labaki
Lebanon  ·  2018

A runaway boy sues his parents for bringing him into the world in this tale of against-the-odds resilience.

“Nadine Labaki’s journey through the slums of Lebanon thrills with compassion and heart.”
​– Time Out ​

​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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Tehran Taxi


Jafar Panahi
​Iran  ·  2015

Pretending to be a taxi driver negotiating the streets of Tehran, the internationally acclaimed filmmaker makes a fascinating movie about his own role as a forbidden storyteller and life in Iran today.

​​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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The Insult
L’insulte

Ziad Doueri
​Lebanon  ·  2017
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This courtroom drama springs from a bitter quarrel between a mechanic and a construction foreman.
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“A crackling legal thriller that boils down centuries of Middle Eastern conflict into one reckless insult – and lets the sparks fly.”
– Rolling Stone
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​​Screening times, reviews and trailer >>

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