AIWFF’s Best 100 Films on Women in Arab Cinema

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Aswan International Women's Film Festival was founded in 2017 by Egyptian screenwriter Mohamed Abdel Khalek and has quickly become one of Egypt's premier film events.

On it's 5th edition they announced a list of the 100 best films on women throughout the history of Egyptian and Arab cinema, chosen by 70 Egyptian and Arab film critics.

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  1. 31 new

    Capharnaüm

    2018 — a.k.a. Capernaum, in 7 top lists
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    Wadjda

    2012, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 16 new

    Sukkar banat

    2007 — a.k.a. Caramel, in 1 top list Check
  4. 41 new

    Et maintenant on va où?

    2011 — a.k.a. Where Do We Go Now?, in 2 top lists Check
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    Doa al karawan

    1959 — a.k.a. The Curlew's Cry, in 3 top lists Check
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    Yadon ilaheyya

    2002 — a.k.a. Divine Intervention, in 6 top lists Check
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    Samt el qusur

    1994 — a.k.a. The Silences of the Palace, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 63 new

    678

    2010 — a.k.a. Cairo 678, in 0 top lists Check
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    Aala Kaf Ifrit

    2017 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Dogs, in 2 top lists
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    El haram

    1965, in 2 top lists Check
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    Milh Hadha al-Bahr

    2008 — a.k.a. Salt of This Sea, in 1 top list Check
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    Papicha

    2019, in 0 top lists
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    Adam

    2019, in 0 top lists
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    Urs al-jalil

    1987 — a.k.a. Wedding in Galilee, in 4 top lists Check
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    Bidaya wa nihaya

    1960 — a.k.a. The Beginning and the End, in 2 top lists Check
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    Rachida

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
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    Sofia

    2018, in 0 top lists
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    3000 Layla

    2015 — a.k.a. 3000 Nights, in 0 top lists Check
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    Al-khoroug lel-nahar

    2012 — a.k.a. Coming Forth by Day, in 1 top list Check
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    Al-kompars

    1993 — a.k.a. The Extras, in 1 top list Check
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    Ana Nojoom bent alasherah wamotalagah

    2014 — a.k.a. I Am Nojoom, Age 10 and Divorced, in 0 top lists Check
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    Bab Al-Sama Maftuh

    1989 — a.k.a. A Door to the Sky, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ehky ya Scheherazade

    2009 — a.k.a. Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story, in 0 top lists Check
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    Fatat el masnaa

    2013 — a.k.a. Factory Girl, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ghazal al-banat

    1949 — a.k.a. The Flirtation of Girls, in 1 top list Check
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    Maowid ala ashaa

    1981 — a.k.a. A Dinner Date, in 0 top lists Check
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    Shabab emraa

    1956 — a.k.a. The Leech, in 1 top list Check
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    Ahla al awkat

    2004 — a.k.a. The Best of Times, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ahlam el-madina

    1984 — a.k.a. Dreams of the City, in 1 top list Check
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    Ahlam Hind we Kamilia

    1989 — a.k.a. Dreams of Hind and Camilia, in 1 top list Check
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    Al zouga talattashar

    1962 — a.k.a. Wife Number 13, in 1 top list Check
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    Al-raii wa al nesaa

    1991, in 0 top lists Check
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    Arak el-balah

    1998 — a.k.a. Date Wine, in 1 top list Check
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    Ayn Aqli

    1974 — a.k.a. Where Is My Mind?, in 0 top lists
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    Bentein men misr

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
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    Djamilah

    1958 — a.k.a. Jamila, the Algerian, in 0 top lists Check
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    Emberatoriet meem

    1972, in 0 top lists Check
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    Khally ballak men ZouZou

    1972 — a.k.a. Watch Out for ZouZou, in 1 top list Check
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    Kheit al rafeigh, -al

    1971, in 0 top lists Check
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    Sahar el layaly

    2003 — a.k.a. Sleepless Nights, in 0 top lists Check
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    La saison des hommes

    2000 — a.k.a. The Season of Men, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 88 new

    Sayedat el kasr

    1958, in 0 top lists Check
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    Shey min el khouf

    1969 — a.k.a. Bit of Fear, in 1 top list Check
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    Withered Green

    2016, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 85 new

    Yaumiyat na'ib fi-l-aryaf

    1968 — a.k.a. Diary of a Country Prosecutor, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 7 new

    Zawgat Ragoul Mohem

    1987 — a.k.a. The Wife of an Important Man, in 1 top list Check
  47. 13 new

    Afwah wa araneb

    1977 — a.k.a. Mouths and Rabbits, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 42 new

    Afwan Ayoha Al Qanoon

    1985, in 0 top lists
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  49. 67 new

    Al Sadah Al Rejal

    1987, in 0 top lists
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  50. 43 new

    Al-boustaguy

    1968, in 2 top lists Check
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