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Fabrizio Rongione and Lubna Azabal in a scene from 'Amal’

'Amal' by Jawad Rhalib -- US premiere review

E. Nina Rothe January 6, 2024

Moroccan-Belgian filmmaker Jawad Rhalib tackles Islamic intolerance and the results of forced multiculturalism in Belgian society. The result is a film which will leave you breathless.

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In Film, Film Festivals, review Tags Amal, Jawad Rhalib, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Lubna Azabal, Hany Abu Assad, Paradise Now, The Blue Caftan, Ralph Fiennes, Carl Marx, Abu Nuwas, Fabrizio Rongione, Islam, Quran, Theo Van Gogh, Infidel, Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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Freida Pinto and Hiam Abbass in a scene from ‘Miral’

Six films to help explain the current Gaza/Israel conflict

E. Nina Rothe October 25, 2023

While festivals throughout the Region, and beyond, senselessly cancel their latest edition “in support” of the Palestinian cause, the best thing they could do would be to finally showcase cinema from Palestinian and Israeli auteurs, as well as one American filmmaker, who can collectively help explains the situation and smother the fire of warmongers with culture and education.

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In Film, Features Tags The Time That Remains, Elia Suleiman, Egypt, Juliano Mer-Khamis, Julian Schnabel, Miral, Freida Pinto, Hiam Abbass, Hind Husseini, Rula Jebreal, Saleh Bakri, Ali Suliman, It Must Be Heaven, Bye Bye Tiberias, Lina Soualem, Amos Gitai, Rabin the Last Day, Yitzhak Rabin, Palestinian cinema, Israeli cinema, Israeli Hamas war, Gaza, West Bank, Omar, Hany Abu Assad, Cannes, Paradise Now, Suheir Hammad, Salt of this sea
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