Man zählt das 7. Jahrhundert. Die Stadt Mekka steckt voller Intrigen. Ihre mächtigen Führer befinden sich in einem erbitterten Kampf gegen einen Mann, der den uralten Götzenglauben und damit die Gewalt der Herrschenden untergräbt: Mohammed. Der 40-jährige Prophet verurteilt Unrecht und Sklaverei und verkündet, es gebe nur einen einzigen Gott. Diese neuen Lehren missfallen den Herrschenden. Sie bekämpfen Mohammed und seine Anhänger mit allen Mitteln, doch diese sind entschlossen, ihre Botschaft weiter zu verbreiten.
Wolves That Do Not Eat Meat is an Arabic narrative film from the adventure and suspense films produced in 1973, represented by Izzat Al-Alayli in the role of "Anwar", Nahed Sharif in the role of "Thuraya" and Mohsen Sarhan in the role of "Saleh", and from Kuwait Muhammad Al-Mansour in the role of "Al-Saffah" Khaled Al-Saqabi in the role of “The Officer” and Ali Al-Mufidi in the role of “Al-Akhras”, and from Lebanon Silvana Badrakhan in the role of “Linda” and Les Sirkisian or actress Iman as she was known later in the role of “Nihad”. And directed by Samir A. Khouri. All the movie clips were shot in the State of Kuwait.
In dieser Satire lernt ein wohlhabender Geschäftsmann aus Kuwait auf einer Vergnügungsreise in London eine Reihe komischer Gestalten kennen.
Dieser Film zeigt die Katastrophe der kuwaitischen Ölfelder in Flammen. Im Gegensatz zum üblichen Dokumentarfilm gibt es keine Kommentare und wenige Interviews. Was die Hölle selbst gewesen sein muss, wird dem Zuschauer in so schönen Bildern und schöner Musik präsentiert, dass man davon fasziniert sein muss.
Eager to provide a better future for her son, Fadi, divorcée Muna Farah leaves her Palestinian homeland and takes up residence in rural Illinois -- just in time to encounter the domestic repercussions of America's disastrous war in Iraq. Now, the duo must reinvent their lives with some help from Muna's sister, Raghda, and brother-in-law, Nabeel.
Nach der Gefangennahme ihres frisch angetrauten Ehemanns durch die israelische Armee muss eine junge Tänzerin die Olivenfarm der Familie führen. Doch das bringt sie in Konflikt zu ihrer Leidenschaft, dem modernen Tanz. - Das Debüt der jungen palästinensischen Regisseurin Najwa Najjar wurde auf zahlreichen Festivals ausgezeichnet. Die junge, palästinensische Tänzerin Kamar heiratet den Landbesitzer Zaid.
Eager to rejoin her divorced parents, an inventor's daughter drives his time-traveling car back to 1982. But a secret crush accidentally follows.
Ahmed falls in love with an American girl called Ashley whom he takes to Cairo for a family visit, causing many paradoxes due to the difference in customs and traditions. Ashley is surprised to learn that Ahmed wants to marry her and stay in Egypt, which she has not taken into account.
Two young boys must work together to stop robbers from breaking in after their family accidentally leaves them home alone during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The play deals in a social comic framework, the period of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and what was experienced by Kuwaitis and Iraqis alike during the aggression period, through the social changes that occurred in both societies in that period.
A Kuwaiti comedic romance drama following the story of an accountant that fell in love with the daughter of his employer.
While being relentlessly attacked, a Man seeks to uncover a mystery and stop the unknown memories that are controlling him, only to learn the difference between reality and illusions.
After Saddam Hussein had the Kuwait Oil wells lit up, teams from all over the world fought those fires for months. They had to save the oil resources, as well as reduce air pollution. The different teams developed different techniques of extinguishing the fires. Man's emergency creativity can be seen at it's best.
Hollywood collides with a group of veterans who are tired of the typical PTSD and valor-portrayed movies and decide to make an original dark humor zombie apocalypse film all on their own.
Said Mahran fights for his right to remain in Italy, where he was born and raised from Algerian parents, after his visa expires.
This film muses on themes of womanhood and faith in a Middle Eastern context.
A comedy documentary about performing stand-up comedy for U.S. Troops stationed in Afghanistan, Kuwait and Iraq. Heartfelt interviews with top professional comedians are woven in with filmmaker Jordan Brady's first-hand experience going to the Middle East. While traveling (Spring 2016) brutal terrorist attacks in Brussels, Turkey and Iraq remind us of the dangers in thew world, and underscore the mission to provide laughter for the men and women serving the military.
During the brutal Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, a group of Kuwaiti resistance groups gathers in their home, just to be discovered by Iraqi military forces, attacking the house and facing them with tanks.
Kamal, a young Iraqi man entering Europe on foot through the border between Turkey and Bulgaria, is captured by Bulgarian border police but escapes, finding himself to search for a way out in a seemingly interminable forest, an underworld where rules and laws don’t exist, where he is wounded and chased by Bulgarian migrant hunters. For three days and three nights Kamal must fight for his life through a journey of survival until a final life-or-death confrontation.
Tora Bora is a story of the journey of Abou Tareq and Om Tareq in their search for their youngest son Ahmed, who after being brainwashed by extremists, decides to leave Kuwait to join the the terrorist forces in Afghanistan. The elderly couple are not prepared for the suffering and darkness they encounter on their journey through the war-torn country. Their elder son, Tareq, with the aid of Pakistani intelligence, attempts to find his parents and his brainwashed brother. Tora Bora is a film about how the mistakes of one son can lead to hardships for an entire family in Arab/Muslim society.
The first feature film to be made by the state of Kuwait. It is a period piece about Kuwait before the discovery of oil when fishing was the predominant occupation. Bas Ya Bahar is the story of a crippled pearl diver who forbids his son Mussaid to go to sea to dive for pearls.
Zwei beste Freunde aus Kindertagen stolpern über eine Waffenlieferung und ergreifen die einmalige Chance, schnell reich zu werden. Ihr wilder Ritt nimmt eine gefährliche Wendung und führt sie in eine Untergrundwelt von waffenschiebenden Söldnern und lokalen Gangs, die ihre Freundschaft auf die Probe stellen und ihr Leben bedrohen. Der Film ist eine explosive Reise in das soziale Gefüge des Arabischen Golfs und ein unerwarteter Einblick in das dunkle Innenleben der dortigen Verbrechernetzwerke.
A woman with depression struggles to connect with her chirpy and driven office colleagues but an encounter with a dying cockroach in the office toilet develops into an absurd friendship.
A migrant working-class couple, after losing their daughter to an ill-fated destiny, seeks friends in each other.
A girl with multiple sclerosis, confined to a wheelchair, has vivid dreams in which she is a ballerina.
After leaving prison, Meshary decides to try to start his life anew, which puts him in many troubles he did not expect, and he enters into a struggle between his past and his present when he meets love.