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Three men in formal attire, one wearing a keffiyeh, shaking hands and smiling.
Review

The Human Factor

by Adam Woodward

The inside sto­ry of America’s futile attempts to bro­ker peace in the Mid­dle East makes for fas­ci­nat­ing viewing.

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3
In Retrospect
Rugged landscape with military vehicle, concrete structure, and armed personnel on a remote desert scene.
Review

Notturno

by Trevor Johnston

This cap­ti­vat­ing docu-rever­ie from Gian­fran­co Rosi reveals the after­ef­fects of war on peo­ple in the Mid­dle East.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Close-up of a young person with a shaved head wearing a white vest, looking intently at the camera.
In Praise Of

10 years on, Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies still haunts me

by Lucas Oakeley

This sear­ing dra­ma forced me to con­front the uncom­fort­able real­i­ty of my rel­a­tive­ly priv­i­leged upbring­ing in the Mid­dle East.
Person wearing a purple hat and glasses, standing in front of a graffiti-covered wall with red and orange shapes.
Queer Cinema

This Arab filmmaker is secretly screening his LGBTQ+ films in the Middle East

by Salma Haidrani

Sam Abbas hopes his debut fea­ture The Wed­ding will ush­er in a new era of queer cin­e­ma in the region.
Vibrant illustration depicting four women of diverse backgrounds, wearing colourful clothing and carrying baskets or brooms, set against a pastoral landscape.
Festivals

Findings from the 2016 London Feminist Film Festival

by Sarah Jilani

Refugee women from beyond the Mid­dle East made their voic­es heard at this year’s festival.
Two men in light-coloured clothing crouching on a rocky, arid landscape with mountains in the background.
Review

Theeb

by Bekzhan Sarsenbay

A sub­tle and nuanced range west­ern set in the Mid­dle East dur­ing the late Ottoman period.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect