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51 articles available in total starting from 19/05/2014. Last article published on 18/04/2025.

Aisha Can’t Fly Away becomes the first Egyptian film in Un Certain Regard since 2016

Aisha Can’t Fly Away becomes the first Egyptian film in Un Certain Regard since 2016

Morad Mostafa’s debut feature follows the eponymous 26-year-old immigrant and caregiver navigating violent tensions in the Cairo neighbourhood of Ain Shams  

18/04 | Production | Funding | Egypt/France/Germany/Tunisia/Saudi Arabia/Qatar/Sudan

Review: Where the Wind Comes From

Review: Where the Wind Comes From

Amel Guellaty's feature debut is a vibrant portrait of youth caught between tradition and the restless desire for freedom on the outskirts of Tunisia  

27/01 | Sundance 2025 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Amel Guellaty • Director of Where the Wind Comes From

Interview: Amel Guellaty • Director of Where the Wind Comes From

“Road movies mostly use handheld cameras and natural light, but I wanted to go somewhere else that takes on the rules of the imagination”

The Tunisian writer-director talks about blending the road-movie format with a free-spirited coming-of-age tale set across different parts of the country  

27/01 | Sundance 2025 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Review: The Vanishing

Review: The Vanishing

Karim Moussaoui’s film follows a privileged young man in Algiers who starts to break at the seams, but its bland narrative and lack of stakes drag the story down  

10/12/2024 | Marrakech 2024

Review: L’Aiguille

Review: L’Aiguille

Abdelhamid Bouchnack shines a light on the sensitive subject of intersexuality in Tunisia, experienced as a source of shame to be washed away through surgical intervention on newborns  

02/12/2024 | Turin 2024

Review: The Bridge

Review: The Bridge

Walid Mattar's modest yet lovely comedy is a cautionary tale about getting what you wish for  

26/11/2024 | Cairo 2024

Sébastien Hussenot • Producer of The Woman Sitting in the Corridor

Interview: Sébastien Hussenot • Producer of The Woman Sitting in the Corridor

“The plot centres on a woman who discovers, through transitional justice, the truth about her family history during the Ben Ali years”

Cineuropa met the producer from French company La Luna Productions, who discussed the project of Tunisian director Lotfi Achour  

23/10/2024 | Cinemed 2024 | Cinemed Meetings

Review: Aïcha

Review: Aïcha

VENICE 2024: Tunisian director Mehdi Barsaoui’s thriller follows a young woman who bravely seeks a new identity after surviving a bus crash  

09/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Orizzonti

Muhammed Hamdy • Director of Perfumed with Mint

Interview: Muhammed Hamdy • Director of Perfumed with Mint

“The movie comes from anger or a sense of bitterness”

VENICE 2024: In his feature debut, the Egyptian director forces a group of men to confront the shadows of their past  

06/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | International Film Critics’ Week

Review: Perfumed with Mint

Review: Perfumed with Mint

VENICE 2024: In his feature debut, Egyptian director Muhammed Hamdy dwells on the notions of anger and pain, and the ways of accepting them  

06/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | International Film Critics’ Week

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