DIFF's The 100 Greatest Arab Films

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An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from mjf314).

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In 2013, the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) invited 475 film critics, writers, novelists, academics, and other arts professionals to select the 10 most important films in the history of Arab cinema. They compiled the results into a top 100, which they published in a book, "Cinema of Passion." The book includes analysis of each film in both English and Arabic, written by 20 film critics.

All of the films on this list received at least 9 votes. The most-represented countries are Egypt, Morocco, Syria, Algeria, and Tunisia. See this spreadsheet for the vote counts, top directors, and top films for each country.

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  1. 2 new

    Bab el hadid

    1958 — a.k.a. Cairo Station, in 6 top lists Check
  2. 11 new

    Paradise Now

    2005, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 14 new

    Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue

    2000 — a.k.a. Ali Zoua: Prince of the Streets, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 22 new

    El Towk Wa El Eswera

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  5. 79 new

    Heya fawda

    2007 — a.k.a. Chaos, This Is, in 1 top list Check
  6. 93 new

    Hena maysara

    2007, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Nov 10, 2013; source