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The Swimmers (2022)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Sally El Hosaini
Starring: Ali Suliman | Manal Issa | Nahel Tzegai | Nathalie Issa

The Swimmers
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Huda’s Salon (2022)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Starring: Ali Suliman | Kamel El Basha | Maisa Abd Elhadi | Manal Awad | Samer Bisharat

Huda’s Salon
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The Idol (2016)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Starring: Ali Suliman | Ashraf Barhom | Eyad Hourani | Nadine Labaki | Tawfeek Barhom

The Idol

Bruce says: “Hany Abu-hassad would seem an unlikely director of a biopic.  His earlier films, RANA’S WEDDING, PARADISE NOW, and OMAR have documented the effects of Israeli enforced apartheid on the Palestinian community.  While THE IDOL has many of those

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The Attack (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Ziad Doueiri
Starring: Ali Suliman | Evgenia Dodena | Karim Saleh | Ramsi Makdessi | Reymond Amsalem | Uri Gavriel

The Attack

Jason says: “There have been a fair number of movies, books, and the like about terrorism over the years, but many, in their perfectly reasonable attempt to illuminate the phenomenon, ignore a simple truth: Most people just can’t understand. This

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Lemon Tree (2009)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.3 cats
Director: Eran Riklis
Starring: Ali Suliman | Doron Tavory | Hiam Abbass | Rona Lipaz-Michael | Tarik Kopty

Lemon Tree

Michael says: “In its examination of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict LEMON TREE doesn’t say anything new or surprising, but by focusing on how it changes the lives of two women on opposite sides of that conflict, it speaks deeply and effectively. 

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Paradise Now (2005)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Hany Abu-Assad
Starring: Ali Suliman | Ashraf Barhom | Hiam Abbass | Kais Nashef | Lubna Azabal

Paradise Now

Bruce says: “This simple story is about two Palestinian childhood friends who decide to become suicide bombers. The story may be simple but the issues are not. For over thirty years terrorism has been a major issue in Israel. Israel

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