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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Bab el shams
2004, in 1 top list Check -
16 new
Al-risâlah
1976 — a.k.a. The Message, in 2 top lists Check -
3 new
Ahdat sanawovach el-djamr
1975 — a.k.a. Chronicle of the Years of Fire, in 2 top lists Check -
24 new
Lion of the Desert
1980, in 1 top list Check -
32 new
Omaret yakobean
2006 — a.k.a. The Yacoubian Building, in 1 top list Check -
50 new
La graine et le mulet
2007 — a.k.a. The Secret of the Grain, in 4 top lists Check -
87 new
El harrif
1983 — a.k.a. The Street Player, in 1 top list Check -
62 new
Al karnak
1975 — a.k.a. Karnak Café, in 1 top list Check -
49 new
Ard al-Khof
1999 — a.k.a. Land of Fear, in 1 top list Check -
42 new
Al-massir
1997 — a.k.a. Destiny, in 2 top lists Check -
15 new
Iskanderija... lih?
1979 — a.k.a. Alexandria... Why?, in 1 top list Check -
83 new
Rassayel El Bahr
2010 — a.k.a. Messages from the Sea, in 1 top list Check -
91 new
Khally ballak men ZouZou
1972 — a.k.a. Watch Out for ZouZou, in 1 top list Check -
68 new
Casanegra
2008, in 1 top list Check -
4 new
Al-ard
1970 — a.k.a. The Land, in 3 top lists Check -
23 new
Bidaya wa nihaya
1960 — a.k.a. The Beginning and the End, in 2 top lists Check -
84 new
Al-mohager
1994 — a.k.a. The Emigrant, in 1 top list Check -
8 new
Kit Kat
1991, in 1 top list Check -
93 new
Hena maysara
2007, in 1 top list Check -
5 new
Samt el qusur
1994 — a.k.a. The Silences of the Palace, in 4 top lists Check -
81 new
Shabab emraa
1956 — a.k.a. The Leech, in 1 top list Check -
54 new
Baheb el cima
2004 — a.k.a. I Love Cinema, in 1 top list Check -
73 new
Yom mor... yom helw
1988, in 1 top list Check -
79 new
Heya fawda
2007 — a.k.a. Chaos, This Is, in 1 top list Check -
64 new
Mille mois
2003 — a.k.a. A Thousand Months, in 1 top list Check -
57 new
Indigènes
2006 — a.k.a. Days of Glory, in 2 top lists Check -
66 new
El fatawa
1957 — a.k.a. The Tough, in 2 top lists Check -
97 new
El heroob
1991 — a.k.a. Escape, in 1 top list Check -
6 new
Ahlam el-madina
1984 — a.k.a. Dreams of the City, in 1 top list Check -
39 new
Awdat al ibn al dal
1978 — a.k.a. Return of the Prodigal Son, in 1 top list Check -
100 new
Ghazal al-banat
1949 — a.k.a. The Flirtation of Girls, in 1 top list Check -
89 new
Lieah ya banafsieg
1993 — a.k.a. Why Violet, in 1 top list Check -
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Microphone
2010, in 1 top list Check -
92 new
Ashbah Beyrouth
1998 — a.k.a. Phantom Beirut, in 1 top list Check -
26 new
Al-lail
1992, in 1 top list Check -
22 new
El Towk Wa El Eswera
1986, in 1 top list Check -
78 new
Thartharah fawq al-Nil
1971 — a.k.a. Adrift on the Nile, in 1 top list Check -
27 new
Zawgat Ragoul Mohem
1987 — a.k.a. The Wife of an Important Man, in 1 top list Check -
36 new
Al-boustaguy
1968, in 2 top lists Check -
70 new
Shey min el khouf
1969 — a.k.a. Bit of Fear, in 1 top list Check -
40 new
Al Baree'
1986 — a.k.a. The Innocent, in 1 top list Check -
99 new
Al-fahd
1972, in 1 top list Check -
18 new
Arak el-balah
1998 — a.k.a. Date Wine, in 1 top list Check -
38 new
Et maintenant on va où?
2011 — a.k.a. Where Do We Go Now?, in 2 top lists Check -
74 new
Sejnane
1974, in 1 top list Check -
59 new
Ahlam Hind we Kamilia
1989 — a.k.a. Dreams of Hind and Camilia, in 1 top list Check -
20 new
Doa al karawan
1959 — a.k.a. The Curlew's Cry, in 3 top lists Check -
77 new
Milh Hadha al-Bahr
2008 — a.k.a. Salt of This Sea, in 1 top list Check -
13 new
Rih essed
1986 — a.k.a. Man of Ashes, in 1 top list Check -
21 new
The Time that Remains
2009, in 3 top lists Check
Last updated on Nov 10, 2013; source