Dubai International Film Festival

12 ANGRY LEBANESE -THE DOCUMENTARY (12 ANGRY LEBANESE - THE DOCUMENTARY)

A theatre director specialising in working with disadvantaged and traumatised people, Zeina Daccache struggled to set up Lebanon's first prison-based drama project in the country's notorious Roumieh

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1428

At 14:28 on May 12, 2008, a strong earthquake ruptured a large area around the city of Beichuan, in China's Sichuan province. With widespread loss of life and massive destruction, the community was

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37 KILOMETRES CELSIUS

Intriguing vignette, that ponders the haphazard vagaries of fate. At a desert crossroads, a man and woman meet in a chance encounter.

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9 AAB (9 AUGUST)

A tribute to Mahmoud Darwish, the late master of Arabic poetry, this short, bittersweet film explores the aftermath of a death in both public and private contexts.

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9-3 MEMOIRE D'UN TERRITOIRE (9-3 THE MEMORY OF A TERRITORY)

The 'backyards' of Paris - suburban industrial ghettos filled with poor immigrants - are a breeding ground for social problems amidst the eclectic mix of conflicting cultures and identities.

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A BOY CALLED DAD

An angry young boy in Liverpool envies his half-sister's relationship with her dad. Seeking his own security and stability in life, he finds it eventually in the most unexpected way - through his own

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A GAME

The film tells the story of the daughter and her divorced mother, through a game that reveals their relationship.

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A LETTER TO UNCLE BOONMEE

Apichatpong Weerasethakul's masterful short was filmed in Nabua, north-eastern Thailand, site of a bloody 1965 battle between communist farmers and the government.

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A SHINE OF RAINBOWS

Tomas, a shy eight year old orphan is adopted by Mairi and Alec, a couple who live on the remote picturesque island of Corrie off the coast of Ireland. But when Mary dies, Tomas and Alec struggle to

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A TOWN CALLED PANIC

Animated plastic toys like Cowboy, Indian and Horse have problems, too. Cowboy and Indian's plan to surprise Horse with a homemade birthday gift backfires when they destroy his house instead. Surreal

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AALA AL HABL (ON THE ROPE)

Hajer and Badr met in a circus school. Despite the perils of life in the big top, it's a darn sight safer than being out on the street.

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ABOHOMAAN (THE ETERNAL)

A slighted wife takes revenge from her errant filmmaker husband by grooming their only son to become a professional rival of his father.

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ABOUT THOSE WHO HAVE GONE

Following the 2005 assassination of ex-Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, Beirut erupted into violence. This poignant film tells of those who perished in the troubles.

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AGAINST THE LIGHT

A portrait film about Mahmoud Sabri, an Iraqi artist in exile, it shows the work of the artist who invented the idea of "Quantum Realism."

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AHMAD'S XMAS CAROL

Ahmad, an 8-year old mischievous Muslim-American boy, visits his friend, who is celebrating Christmas. Ahmad wants his family to buy him gifts as well. When it's time to open them, he's in for a

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