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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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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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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Arak el-balah
1998 — a.k.a. Date Wine, 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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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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Zawgat Ragoul Mohem
1987 — a.k.a. The Wife of an Important Man, 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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Al-saqqa mat
1977 — a.k.a. The Water-Carrier Is Dead, in 1 top list 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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Al-massir
1997 — a.k.a. Destiny, in 2 top lists Check -
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Chronicle of a Disappearance
1996, in 3 top lists Check -
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Ard al-Khof
1999 — a.k.a. Land of Fear, in 1 top list 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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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 collier perdu de la colombe
1991 — a.k.a. The Dove's Lost Necklace, in 1 top list Check -
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Le grand voyage
2004 — a.k.a. The Great Journey, in 4 top lists Check -
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El-haimoune
1984 — a.k.a. Wanderers of the Desert, in 1 top list Check -
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El fatawa
1957 — a.k.a. The Tough, in 2 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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Milh Hadha al-Bahr
2008 — a.k.a. Salt of This Sea, in 1 top list Check -
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Thartharah fawq al-Nil
1971 — a.k.a. Adrift on the Nile, in 1 top list Check -
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Heya fawda
2007 — a.k.a. Chaos, This Is, in 1 top list Check -
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Shabab emraa
1956 — a.k.a. The Leech, in 1 top list Check -
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Al-mohager
1994 — a.k.a. The Emigrant, in 1 top list Check -
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El harrif
1983 — a.k.a. The Street Player, in 1 top list Check -
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Amreeka
2009, in 1 top list 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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Marcides
1993 — a.k.a. Mercedes, in 2 top lists Check
Last updated on Nov 10, 2013; source