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-khoroug lel-nahar
2012 — a.k.a. Coming Forth by Day, in 1 top list Check -
103 new
Soleil des hyènes
1977 — a.k.a. Sun of the Hyenas, in 1 top list Check -
102 new
Marcides
1993 — a.k.a. Mercedes, in 2 top lists Check -
101 new
Syn Babilonu
2009 — a.k.a. Son of Babylon, in 1 top list Check -
100 new
Ghazal al-banat
1949 — a.k.a. The Flirtation of Girls, in 1 top list Check -
99 new
Al-fahd
1972, in 1 top list Check -
98 new
Rassaelle Chafahyia
1991 — a.k.a. Oral Messages, in 1 top list Check -
97 new
El heroob
1991 — a.k.a. Escape, in 1 top list Check -
96 new
Microphone
2010, in 1 top list Check -
95 new
Al-moaten Masry
1991 — a.k.a. War in the Land of Egypt, in 1 top list Check -
94 new
Bab El Oued City
1994, in 1 top list Check -
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Hena maysara
2007, in 1 top list Check -
92 new
Ashbah Beyrouth
1998 — a.k.a. Phantom Beirut, in 1 top list Check -
91 new
Khally ballak men ZouZou
1972 — a.k.a. Watch Out for ZouZou, in 1 top list Check -
90 new
Heremakono
2002 — a.k.a. Waiting for Happiness, in 5 top lists Check -
89 new
Lieah ya banafsieg
1993 — a.k.a. Why Violet, in 1 top list Check -
88 new
Amreeka
2009, in 1 top list Check -
87 new
El harrif
1983 — a.k.a. The Street Player, in 1 top list Check -
86 new
Darb al-mahabil
1955 — a.k.a. Fools' Alley, in 1 top list Check -
85 new
Mascarades
2008, in 1 top list Check -
84 new
Al-mohager
1994 — a.k.a. The Emigrant, in 1 top list Check -
83 new
Rassayel El Bahr
2010 — a.k.a. Messages from the Sea, in 1 top list Check -
82 new
El kalaa
1988 — a.k.a. The Citadel, in 1 top list Check -
81 new
Shabab emraa
1956 — a.k.a. The Leech, in 1 top list Check -
80 new
Al-yazerli
1974, in 1 top list Check -
79 new
Heya fawda
2007 — a.k.a. Chaos, This Is, in 1 top list Check -
78 new
Thartharah fawq al-Nil
1971 — a.k.a. Adrift on the Nile, in 1 top list Check -
77 new
Milh Hadha al-Bahr
2008 — a.k.a. Salt of This Sea, in 1 top list Check -
76 new
Chateh al aftal ad-daï'ne
1991 — a.k.a. The Beach of Lost Children, in 1 top list Check -
75 new
Al Hodoud
1984, in 1 top list Check -
74 new
Sejnane
1974, in 1 top list Check -
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Yom mor... yom helw
1988, in 1 top list Check -
72 new
Al Dhakira al Khasba
1981 — a.k.a. Fertile Memory, in 1 top list Check -
71 new
Hors la vie
1991 — a.k.a. Out of Life, in 1 top list Check -
70 new
Shey min el khouf
1969 — a.k.a. Bit of Fear, in 1 top list Check -
69 new
Hayat ou maut
1954 — a.k.a. Life or Death, in 2 top lists Check -
68 new
Casanegra
2008, in 1 top list Check -
67 new
Wechma
1971, in 1 top list Check -
66 new
El fatawa
1957 — a.k.a. The Tough, in 2 top lists Check -
65 new
El-haimoune
1984 — a.k.a. Wanderers of the Desert, in 1 top list Check -
64 new
Mille mois
2003 — a.k.a. A Thousand Months, in 1 top list Check -
63 new
El azima
1939 — a.k.a. The Will, in 2 top lists Check -
62 new
Al karnak
1975 — a.k.a. Karnak Café, in 1 top list Check -
61 new
Assarab
1979, in 1 top list Check -
60 new
Le grand voyage
2004 — a.k.a. The Great Journey, in 4 top lists Check -
59 new
Ahlam Hind we Kamilia
1989 — a.k.a. Dreams of Hind and Camilia, in 1 top list Check -
58 new
Le collier perdu de la colombe
1991 — a.k.a. The Dove's Lost Necklace, in 1 top list Check -
57 new
Indigènes
2006 — a.k.a. Days of Glory, in 2 top lists Check -
56 new
Al-Qahira
2005, in 1 top list Check -
55 new
Al hayatt al yawmiyah fi quariah suriyah
1976 — a.k.a. Everyday Life in a Syrian Village, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Nov 10, 2013; source