Zeid Hamdan

Venezüella'da bir eylemciyken Sudan'da devlet tarafından kayırıldığı mahkûmiyetine, oradan da yolun sonunda Fransız polisine teslim edilişine Çakal Carlos, benzerine zor rastlanır bir çağdaş zaman efsanesi.

Yallah! Underground follows some of today’s most influential and progressive artists in Arab underground culture from 2009 to 2013 and documents their work, dreams and fears in a time of great change for Arab societies. In a region full of tension, young Arab artists in the Middle East have struggled for years to express themselves freely and to promote more liberal attitudes within their societies. During the Arab Spring, like many others of this new generation, local artists had high hopes for the future and took part in the protests. However, after years of turmoil and instability, young Arabs now have to challenge both old and new problems, being torn between feelings of disillusion and a vague hope for a better future.

Tehlikeli bir yakınlaşmayı konu edinen film, cinsellik konusunda hayli cesur. Şiddet ve korkunun gölgesinde yaşanan bir aşk hikâyesini anlatan filmde her şey bir gece kulubünde başlıyor. Evli, genç ve seksi bir şarkıcı olan Zoha ile Fransız avukat Mathieu burada tanışıyor. Kadının başı kocasıyla, adamınki ise casusluk olaylarıyla beladadır. Her şeye rağmen birkaç günlüğüne bir aşk yaşarlar.

One of the most popular Lebanese films of the late 1990s, Around the Pink House is a story that explores the changing urban landscape of Beirut after the Civil War. La maison rose (the pink house) is an old mansion in Beirut where the Nawfal family found shelter during the Civil War. Unfortunately for them, their immediate environment is rapidly changing, as many of the old shell-ridden buildings are being torn down and replaced by new construction projects. When Mattar, the owner of the pink house, decides to sell it to make room for a large commercial centre, the residents of the neighbourhood become divided between the shopkeepers and businessmen in favour of a different kind of modernity.

The story of the Venezuelan Ilich Ramirez Sanchez known as "Carlos", who was, for almost twenty years, one of the most wanted terrorists in the world.