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-Qahira
2005, in 1 top list Check -
45 new
A Flood in Baath Country
2005, in 1 top list Check -
69 new
Hayat ou maut
1954 — a.k.a. Life or Death, in 2 top lists Check -
2 new
Bab el hadid
1958 — a.k.a. Cairo Station, in 6 top lists 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 -
58 new
Le collier perdu de la colombe
1991 — a.k.a. The Dove's Lost Necklace, in 1 top list Check -
67 new
Wechma
1971, 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 -
48 new
Chronicle of a Disappearance
1996, in 3 top lists Check -
95 new
Al-moaten Masry
1991 — a.k.a. War in the Land of Egypt, in 1 top list Check -
86 new
Darb al-mahabil
1955 — a.k.a. Fools' Alley, in 1 top list Check -
90 new
Heremakono
2002 — a.k.a. Waiting for Happiness, in 5 top lists Check -
29 new
Omar Gatlato
1977, in 1 top list Check -
11 new
Paradise Now
2005, in 6 top lists Check -
7 new
Yadon ilaheyya
2002 — a.k.a. Divine Intervention, in 6 top lists Check -
94 new
Bab El Oued City
1994, in 1 top list Check -
47 new
Al malaika la tuhaliq fi al-dar albayda
2004 — a.k.a. In Casablanca, Angels Don't Fly, in 1 top list Check -
85 new
Mascarades
2008, in 1 top list Check -
80 new
Al-yazerli
1974, in 1 top list Check -
65 new
El-haimoune
1984 — a.k.a. Wanderers of the Desert, in 1 top list Check -
28 new
Rih al awras
1966 — a.k.a. The Winds of the Aures, in 1 top list Check -
31 new
Sukkar banat
2007 — a.k.a. Caramel, in 1 top list Check -
104 new
Al-khoroug lel-nahar
2012 — a.k.a. Coming Forth by Day, in 1 top list Check -
88 new
Amreeka
2009, in 1 top list Check -
82 new
El kalaa
1988 — a.k.a. The Citadel, in 1 top list Check -
71 new
Hors la vie
1991 — a.k.a. Out of Life, in 1 top list Check -
12 new
Asfour Stah
1990 — a.k.a. Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces, in 1 top list Check -
44 new
Wadjda
2012, in 3 top lists Check -
72 new
Al Dhakira al Khasba
1981 — a.k.a. Fertile Memory, in 1 top list Check -
75 new
Al Hodoud
1984, in 1 top list Check -
14 new
Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue
2000 — a.k.a. Ali Zoua: Prince of the Streets, in 2 top lists Check -
46 new
Al-kompars
1993 — a.k.a. The Extras, in 1 top list Check -
35 new
Al-saqqa mat
1977 — a.k.a. The Water-Carrier Is Dead, in 1 top list Check -
61 new
Assarab
1979, in 1 top list Check -
101 new
Syn Babilonu
2009 — a.k.a. Son of Babylon, in 1 top list Check -
17 new
Urs al-jalil
1987 — a.k.a. Wedding in Galilee, in 4 top lists Check -
1 new
Al-mummia
1969 — a.k.a. The Mummy, in 5 top lists Check -
52 new
Safa'ih min dhahab
1989 — a.k.a. Golden Horseshoes, in 1 top list Check -
103 new
Soleil des hyènes
1977 — a.k.a. Sun of the Hyenas, in 1 top list Check -
30 new
Al-asfour
1972 — a.k.a. The Sparrow, in 2 top lists Check -
51 new
Al-zawja al-thaniya
1967 — a.k.a. The Second Wife, in 1 top list Check -
34 new
El haram
1965, in 2 top lists Check -
43 new
Hallaq darb al-fouqara
1982, in 1 top list Check -
25 new
Stars in Broad Daylight
1988, in 1 top list Check -
9 new
West Beyrouth (À l'abri les enfants)
1998 — a.k.a. West Beirut, in 3 top lists Check -
19 new
Bas ya Bahar
1971 — a.k.a. Cruel Sea, in 1 top list Check -
10 new
Al-makhdu'un
1972 — a.k.a. The Dupes, in 3 top lists Check -
33 new
Sawwaq el-Utubis
1982 — a.k.a. The Nightingale's Prayer, in 1 top list Check -
63 new
El azima
1939 — a.k.a. The Will, in 2 top lists Check -
60 new
Le grand voyage
2004 — a.k.a. The Great Journey, in 4 top lists Check
Last updated on Nov 10, 2013; source