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Venice Film Festival

Venice Film Festival

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Film, TV & Music

Culture

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Tunisian film Aïcha rethinks family dynamics in the Arab world

We speak to director Mehdi Barsaoui about his film Aïcha, which follows a woman’s quest for identity and freedom amid family conflict and corruption

Mariana Hristova

13 September, 2024

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World War III: A definitive and decisive history of rage

Davide Abbatescianni

14 October, 2022

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Jailed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi competes in Venice

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10 September, 2022

Venice Film Festival

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Venice Film Festival to host panel on Afghan moviemakers

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30 August, 2021

[still] The Perfect Candidate

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Four must-watch MENA films from the Venice Film Festival

Sarah Khalil

25 August, 2019

Doueiri

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Award-winning Ziad Doueiri on civil war, Palestine, and attention-seeking

Gaja Pellegrini-Bettoli

09 November, 2017

Film Lebanon

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French-Lebanese filmmaker to appear before army tribunal over movie

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11 September, 2017

Ziad Lebanon

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French-Lebanese filmmaker walks free after military court appearance

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11 September, 2017

Theeb

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Bedouin coming-of-age drama, Theeb, vying for Oscar

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25 February, 2016