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A politicised Cannes Festival reflects on immigration crisis 

Some of the films can be considered explicit messages to world leaders…

Adham Youssef Adham Youssef

Mawlana: our fragmented piety

Mawlana is directed by Magdy Ahmed Ali

Mina Ibrahim Mina Ibrahim

Julieta, Elle, and acceptable displays of emotion

Film critic Yasmin Shehab investigates segments of societal and gender inequality through…

Yasmin Shehab Yasmin Shehab

La La Land: Escapism the audience deserves

La La Land is written and directed by Damien Chazelle

Ahmed El Goarany Ahmed El Goarany

In Mahmoud Abou Zaid’s realism, women claim modest victories

Mahmoud Abou Zaid passed away in December 2016

Hanan Hashem Hanan Hashem

The Stopover: Every war is different, every war is the same

The Stopover is directed by Delphine Coulin and Muriel Coulin

Adham Youssef Adham Youssef

Ran: a visually magnificent Shakespearian carnage

Ran is directed by Akira Kurosawa

Adham Youssef Adham Youssef

Al-Beida Wal-Hagar (Charlatan): philosophical critique of Egypt’s 1980s

Al-Beida Wal-Hagar was directed by Ali Abdel Khaleq

Mohamed Tarek Mohamed Tarek

El-Keif: what lies behind the comedy?

El-Keif was directed by Ali Abdel Khaleq

Nehad Zaky Nehad Zaky