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Rebel (2023)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Adil El Arbi | Bilall Fallah
Starring: Aboubakr Bensaihi | Amir El Arbi | Lubna Azabal | Tara Abboud | Younes Bouab

Rebel
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El Houb – The Love (2023)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Shariff Nasr
Starring: ahd Larhzaoui | Lubna Azabal | Sabri Saddik | Shad Issa | Slimane Dazi

El Houb – The Love
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The Blue Caftan (2023)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Maryam Touzani
Starring: Abdelhamid Zoughi | Ayoub Missioui | Lubna Azabal | Mounia Lamkimel | Saleh Bakri

The Blue Caftan
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Tel Aviv on Fire (2019)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Sameh Zoabi
Starring: Kais Nashif | Lubna Azabal | Maisa Abd Elhadi | Yaniv Biton

Tel Aviv on Fire

Michael says: “This is a fun comedy about the creative team of a Palestinian soap opera. Salam gets a job on the set of this television show which is run by his Uncle.. He’s hired because he’s fluent in Hebrew

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Incendies (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Denis Velleneuve
Starring: Abdelghafour Elaaziz | Lubna Azabal | Maxim Gaudette | Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin | Rémy Girard

Incendies

Diane says: “Did the director mean this to be political commentary, or was that just me? Recently orphaned twins leave Quebec to find family they didn’t know about in an unnamed (fictitious) Middle Eastern country. INCENDIES ultimately is a pretty

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Strangers (2008)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Erez Tadmor | Guy Nattiv
Starring: iron Levo | Lubna Azabal

Strangers

Bruce says: “Rana (Lubna Azabal) has come to Berlin for the 2006 World Cup, France against Italy. Eyal (Liron Levo) is attempting to reconnect with a former girlfriend. On a subway in Berlin these two strangers with identical back packs

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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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