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.
1929 schickt Mussolini den General Graziani nach Libyen. Er soll dort die Aufstände der Beduinen niederschlagen. Aber ihr Anführer, der Lehrer Omar Mukhtar, bereitet der italienischen Kolonialmacht eine Menge Kopfzerbrechen. In blutigen Schlachten zwischen den technisch gut ausgerüsteten Italienern und den aufopferungsvoll kämpfenden Einheimischen, finden viele Menschen den Tod. Was Omar Mukhtar mit List versucht, beantwortet Graziani mit brutaler Gewalt. Er läßt Frauen und Kinder töten, errichtet Konzentrationslager und Stacheldrahtzäune. Ohne Gnade führt er seinen Auftrag aus.
In sixth century Mecca, Prophet Mohamed receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Mohamed is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Mohamed's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
Zwei Räder, eine Welt, und kein Geld. Zweieinhalb Jahre lang reiste Tagträumer Daniel Rintz auf zwei Rädern um die Welt, fuhr von Berlin bis nach Neuseeland, ganz ohne Geld. Seine Reise finanziert er durch Gelegenheitsjobs unterwegs. Es gab kein Team, das ihn unterstützte, keinen Sponsor und kein Budget, was ihn aus schwierigen Situationen hätte retten können. Die Verwundbarkeit, das Losgelöst-sein und die Notwendigkeit Geld zum Überleben unterwegs zu verdienen, zwang Daniel auf der 2,5-jährigen Reise, tief in unzählige fremde Kulturen und Länder einzutauchen. Der Film erzählt von seinen vielen Abenteuern, den Herausforderungen und dem persönlichen Glück, das er auf seiner Reise durch Europa, Nordafrika, Asien und Australien gefunden hat.
An ordinary Libyan citizen tries to cope with different ideologies by changing the way he dresses. The Random examines post-revolution Libyian society and the way individuals try to uphold their opinions by force.
Documentary on the making of "Mohammad, Messenger of God" (1976).
Road to Revolution follows the journey of three Portuguese journalists who travel through Tunisia, Syria, Egypt and Libya, two years after the uprising that became known as the Arab Spring. There they meet the men and women who have experienced the consequences of revolution first-hand. From the bold resisters of Egypt's Tahrir Square to Syrian refugees, freedom fighters and the mothers of Libyan martyrs, Road to Revolution captures the voices of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events, standing as an honest and intimate testimony of past, present and future.
The documentary investigates the phenomenon of Qaddafi's elite female bodyguard corps and the tensions these women embody: tensions between Islam, modernisation in a nomadic society, a militarist feminism and an urban dictatorship.
Isabella Rossellini narrates this memoir of the Sephardic Jewish population in North African prior to WWII.
To escape the civil war between Christians and Muslims, a Lebanese family moves from the countryside to Beirut, only to find themselves caught in an equally dangerous situation.
In post-revolution Libya, a group of women are brought together by one dream: to play football for their nation. But as the country descends into civil war and the utopian hopes of the “Arab Spring” begin to fade, can they realise their dream? And is there even a country left to play for? Freedom Fields is a film about hope and sacrifice in a land where dreams seem a luxury. Through the eyes of these accidental activists we see the reality of a country in transition, where the personal stories of love, struggle and aspirations collide with History.
In Libya, two siblings put their heart and soul into the future of their country during the 2011 revolution, but each on a different side: he supported Gaddafi, she was one of the “rebels”. Now belonging to the ruling class, she is again standing up for the oppressed and seeking rehabilitation for people like her brother. We follow these fervent, resilient siblings over six years, during which she stands for elections and he struggles with the traumas of war.
Prisoner and Jailer tells the story of two contrasting Libyans: a key official in the former regime and one of the most prominent figures of the post-revolutionary period in Libya. Through these two characters, we discover the circumstances surrounding one of the most influential events in modern Libyan history: The Abu Salim Prison Massacre.
Haja Fatma, a mother to eight children, tells the tale of family life in Tripoli during the Libyan Revolution. Women, young and old, all contributed during these hostile months in their own unique way. A human portal into the acts of ordinary people in their hope for freedom.
First to Fall follows two young civilian expatriate 'rebels' on their 8-month journey to liberate Libya, their home country. Carrying cameras along with guns into battle, they took lenses where no documentary has gone before, capturing the madness of the Libyan front lines firsthand. Director Rachel Beth Anderson's distinct female perspective reveals their dramatic transformation as these young men give up comfortable, stable lives in Canada to take up arms against a corrupt regime and risk their lives in a brutal, chaotic war. Anderson's incredible access provides audiences a personal connection to this honest, witty, at times shocking, modern coming of age tale.
In 1981, seven Libyan exiles formed the core opposition group to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Thirty years later, they are back to their country only to inherit the mess he left. The film is an intricate blend of rare first-hand accounts, propaganda archival material turned on its head, evocative cinematography and an untold history of a country.
An epic war film about the battle of the Italian and Libyan armies.
A mixed cast of Egyptians, Libyans and Moroccans address the issue of corruption among young people, many of whom seem to be suffering greatly from the lingering effects of war.
Uan Muhuggiag is a place in the central Sahara located in Libya, and the name of the mummy of a small boy found there in 1958 by Professor Fabrizio Mori. The mummy displays a highly sophisticated mummification technique, and at around 5,500 years old is older than any comparable Ancient Egyptian mummy.