DIFF's The 100 Greatest Arab Films
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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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Al-mummia
1969 — a.k.a. The Mummy, in 5 top lists Check -
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Bab el hadid
1958 — a.k.a. Cairo Station, in 6 top lists Check -
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Ahdat sanawovach el-djamr
1975 — a.k.a. Chronicle of the Years of Fire, in 2 top lists Check -
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Al-ard
1970 — a.k.a. The Land, in 3 top lists Check -
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Samt el qusur
1994 — a.k.a. The Silences of the Palace, in 4 top lists Check -
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Yadon ilaheyya
2002 — a.k.a. Divine Intervention, in 6 top lists Check -
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Kit Kat
1991, in 1 top list Check -
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West Beyrouth (À l'abri les enfants)
1998 — a.k.a. West Beirut, in 3 top lists Check -
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Al-makhdu'un
1972 — a.k.a. The Dupes, in 3 top lists Check -
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Paradise Now
2005, in 6 top lists Check -
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Asfour Stah
1990 — a.k.a. Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces, in 1 top list Check -
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Rih essed
1986 — a.k.a. Man of Ashes, in 1 top list Check -
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Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue
2000 — a.k.a. Ali Zoua: Prince of the Streets, in 2 top lists Check -
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Iskanderija... lih?
1979 — a.k.a. Alexandria... Why?, in 1 top list Check -
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Al-risâlah
1976 — a.k.a. The Message, in 2 top lists Check -
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Urs al-jalil
1987 — a.k.a. Wedding in Galilee, in 4 top lists Check -
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Bas ya Bahar
1971 — a.k.a. Cruel Sea, in 1 top list 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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The Time that Remains
2009, in 3 top lists Check -
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El Towk Wa El Eswera
1986, in 1 top list 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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Lion of the Desert
1980, in 1 top list Check -
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Stars in Broad Daylight
1988, in 1 top list Check -
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Al-lail
1992, in 1 top list Check -
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Zawgat Ragoul Mohem
1987 — a.k.a. The Wife of an Important Man, in 1 top list Check -
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Omar Gatlato
1977, in 1 top list Check -
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Al-asfour
1972 — a.k.a. The Sparrow, in 2 top lists Check -
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Sukkar banat
2007 — a.k.a. Caramel, in 1 top list Check -
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Omaret yakobean
2006 — a.k.a. The Yacoubian Building, in 1 top list Check -
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Et maintenant on va où?
2011 — a.k.a. Where Do We Go Now?, in 2 top lists Check -
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Awdat al ibn al dal
1978 — a.k.a. Return of the Prodigal Son, in 1 top list Check -
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Bab el shams
2004, in 1 top list Check -
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Al-massir
1997 — a.k.a. Destiny, in 2 top lists Check -
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Hallaq darb al-fouqara
1982, in 1 top list Check -
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Wadjda
2012, in 3 top lists Check -
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Al-kompars
1993 — a.k.a. The Extras, in 1 top list Check -
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Al malaika la tuhaliq fi al-dar albayda
2004 — a.k.a. In Casablanca, Angels Don't Fly, in 1 top list Check -
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Chronicle of a Disappearance
1996, in 3 top lists Check -
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La graine et le mulet
2007 — a.k.a. The Secret of the Grain, in 4 top lists Check -
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Al-zawja al-thaniya
1967 — a.k.a. The Second Wife, in 1 top list Check -
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Les petites guerres
1982 — a.k.a. Little Wars, in 2 top lists Check -
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Baheb el cima
2004 — a.k.a. I Love Cinema, in 1 top list Check -
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Indigènes
2006 — a.k.a. Days of Glory, in 2 top lists Check -
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Le grand voyage
2004 — a.k.a. The Great Journey, in 4 top lists Check -
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Assarab
1979, in 1 top list Check -
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Al karnak
1975 — a.k.a. Karnak Café, in 1 top list Check -
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Mille mois
2003 — a.k.a. A Thousand Months, in 1 top list Check -
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El-haimoune
1984 — a.k.a. Wanderers of the Desert, in 1 top list Check -
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Casanegra
2008, in 1 top list Check -
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Hors la vie
1991 — a.k.a. Out of Life, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Nov 10, 2013; source