2009 Films
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12 ANGRY LEBANESE -THE DOCUMENTARY (12 ANGRY LEBANESE - THE DOCUMENTARY) Muhr Arabic DocumentaryLebanon/2009/ Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/DigiBeta/85 mins Directed by: Zeina Daccache The fascinating story of Lebanon's first prisoner theatre group uncovers hidden musical and dramatic talent in a grim jail. |  |
Muhr AsiaAfrica Documentary China (PRC)/2009/Chinese dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/DigiBeta/116 mins Directed by: Haibin Du A documentary about the Great Sichuan Earthquake that took place at 14:28 on May 12,2008. |  |
Muhr Arabic Short Morocco/2009/Arabic, French dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/HDCAM/21 mins Directed by: Othman Naciri Destiny strikes at the crossroads, changing the life of a man and a woman who meet on a remote film set. |  |
Muhr Arabic Short Lebanon/2009/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Black & White/DigiBeta/13 mins Directed by: Talal Khoury A short film set to the words of the late Mahmoud Darwish's poetry. |  |
Muhr AsiaAfrica Short Thailand, United Kingdom, Germany/2009/Thai dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/BetaSP/18 mins Directed by: Apichatpong Weerasethakul A meditative piece recalling a 1965 battle in North Eastern Thailand. |  |
Lebanese Night Lebanon/2009/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/DigiBeta/21 mins Directed by: Ali Hammoud A fatal combination of events leads to a bloody tragedy on a sunny day. |  |
Muhr Arabic Feature France/2009/French dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/75 mins Directed by: Nassim Amaouche Awarded the Critics Week Prize at Cannes, Amaouche's poetic film dwells on the life, hopes and dreams of a family in a post-industrial suburb in France. |
AFWAH WA ARANEB (MOUTHS AND RABBITS) Lifetime AchievementEgypt/1977/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/120 mins Directed by: Henry Barakat Loud, lively and funny social satire with a twist. |  |
AHASIN WETEI (BETWEEN TWO WORLDS) Muhr AsiaAfrica FeatureSri Lanka, France/2009/Sinhala dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/85 mins Directed by: Vimukthi Jayasundara A lyrical and magical look at the effects of a drawn-out and brutal civil war. |  |
AL AJNIHA ASSAGHIRA (LITTLE WINGS) Muhr Arabic DocumentaryQatar, Tunisia/2009/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/DigiBeta/52 mins Directed by: Rashid Masharawi Rashid Masharawi visited Baghdad to meet the young children forced to work around the city, drawing parallels between them and youngsters in Gaza. |  |
AL AWDA ELA AL THAT (BACK TO ONE'S ROOTS) Muhr Arabic DocumentaryQatar, Palestine/2009/ Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/DigiBeta/54 mins Directed by: Bilal Yousef After all, your enemy's army is really your enemy! |  |
Arabian Nights United Kingdom, Iraq, Italy, United Arab Emirates/2009/English, Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/HDCAM/85 mins Directed by: Haider Rashid The son of a world-renowned Iraqi writer struggles with his conscience and his assassinated father's legacy. |  |
Gulf Voices Bahrain/2009/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/DigiBeta/26 mins Directed by: Mohammed R. Bu-Ali When the life and soul of the house has gone away, we wait for the good omen! |  |
Gulf Voices Oman/2009//Colour/MiniDV/6 mins Directed by: Al-Motasim Al-Shaqsi A creepy derelict house holds many secrets for a curious young boy... |  |
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL Cinema for ChildrenUSA/2009/English dialogue with Arabic subtitles/Colour/35mm/90 mins Directed by: Betty Thomas Alvin and his band have to win a competition for their school. Easy! But they reckoned without the seductive wiles of The Chipettes. |
