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.

The Night
1992
7.0/10

Avatar
2006
5.9/10

Chihayafuru: Part II
2016
7.7/10

Aliens vs Avatars
2011
3.1/10

It Kills: Camp Blood 7
2017
4.3/10

Avatar Spirits
2010
7.9/10

Lost for Words
2025
6.5/10

No Stranger Than Love
2015
4.5/10

Nenu Meeku Telusa...?
2008
7.3/10

F.C. De Kampioenen 2: Jubilee General
2015
5.8/10

New Fist of the North Star: When a Man Carries Sorrow
2004
5.7/10

Volunteers
1986
3.9/10

Vow
2023
8.0/10
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
7.0/10

Pennies
2006
6.6/10

the piss
2021
10.0/10

Country of Orchards
1972
6.0/10

For a Head
2025
8.0/10

Broken Palace
2014
9/10