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Here are the 10 best Levantine Arabic films that you need to know. From Jordan to Syria and back, you'll love every minute of them.
- Captain Abu Raed. This is a touching film about an airport janitor named Abu Raed who is mistaken for a pilot by the neighbourhood children after being spotted wearing a Captain’s hat that he found in the trash.
- Cherkess. This film is recommended for those interested in exploring a lesser known side of Jordan. Set in the year 1900, the film begins with the arrival of Circassians into Ottoman Transjordan.
- When Monaliza Smiled. This film is a romantic comedy set in Amman that revolves around the life of a Jordanian woman named Monaliza. Although Monaliza rarely smiles for she hardly sees any reason to, she slowly finds herself drawn towards Hamdi, a cheerful and animated Egyptian immigrant who works in the same office as her.
- The Taste of Lemon. This film revolves around the lives of Palestinians and Iraqi refugees living in a dilapidated house in a Damascene neighbourhood.
1. The Insult. 2017 1h 53m R. 7.6 (18K) Rate. 72 Metascore. After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention. Director Ziad Doueiri Stars Adel Karam Kamel El Basha Camille Salameh. 2. Heaven Without People. 2017 1h 31m. 7.4 (1.4K) Rate.
The best Lebanese movies after the end of the civil war (1990) Last updated: March 2024. (Best Movies / Top films list in Lebanon - Lebanese Cinema - Lebanese Films)
A list of 36 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Rana's Wedding (2003), Paradise Now (2005), Omar (2013), The Idol (2015) and Captain Abu Raed (2007). About this list: For language learners looking for Levantine listening resources.
Director Rafael Balulu traces the footsteps of Levantine thinker and author Jacqueline Kahanoff and through encounters with her elderly friends in Paris and leading intellectuals in the Mizrachi discourse in Israel, he not only draws a portrait of this impressive thinker, but also discovers the fate of Levantine identity in Israel as a cultural ...
