Arab Camera (1987)

6.0/10 65 min Documentary

Overview

Focusing on key Arab films produced in the last 20 years. Férid Boughedir traces the development of the film-makers' concern to produce more socially aware cinema. Themes include the issue of Palestinian homeland rights and the nature of Arab identity. The film-makers also share a desire to develop a strong poetic tradition.

Cast

Férid Boughedir

Narrator

Youssef Chahine

Self

Nouri Bouzid

Self

Borhane Alaouié

Self

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Self

Abdellatif Ben Ammar

Self

Néjia Ben Mabrouk

Self

Michel Khleifi

Self

Omar Amiralay

Self

Jocelyne Saab

Self

Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud

Self

Mohammad Malas

Self

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