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Netflix’s first ever Arabic film, a remake of the Italian hit “Perfect Strangers,” has quickly hit No. 1 in several countries across the Middle East and won critical acclaim, but it’s also been the ...

With Saudi film production skyrocketing, a significant presence in Cannes and surprise North African successes, insiders say Arab cinema is entering a vibrant new era: "It’s an interesting time." By ...

Perfect Strangers, Netflix’s first Arabic original feature, has come under intense fire from conservatives across the Middle East within days of its launch on Jan. 20, getting criticized by an ...

Netflix's first ever Arabic language film Perfect Strangers was a smash hit in the Middle East when it dropped last month. The film itself is not particularly groundbreaking — it's a remake of a 2016 ...

A wide range of Egyptian films dominate the Arabic-language selection in Venice this year, including two feature debuts — from Khaled Mansour and Muhammed Hamdy — that represent new directions in ...

The Arabic adaptation of hit Italian movie “Perfect Strangers,” which is Netflix’s first Arab original film, is sparking controversy in Egypt and across West Asia due to a gay character and ...

“Aladdin” star Mena Massoud, who is a Canadian actor of Egyptian heritage, recently starred in — and produced — his first Arabic-language film “In Broad Daylight.” In the action movie, he plays an ...

Egyptian director Omar El Zohairy’s absurdist social satire “Feathers,” in which the good-for-nothing husband of a woman with three children is turned into a chicken, is the big winner of the sixth ...

The exhibitor has pledged to make 25 local originals over five years. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent Vox Cinemas, the largest exhibitor across the Middle East, has used the Red Sea Film Festival in ...

Arab cinema and its representatives are out in full force - and in the spotlight - on the Croisette this year, where the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival kicked off on Tuesday. Case in point: ...

Christian is president of Karama, a San Diego nonprofit that focuses on issues of the Arab and Islamic world, and chair of the San Diego Arab Film Festival. He lives in Mission Hills. Bittar is an ...