Arab Camera

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Arab Camera (1987)

Directed by Férid Boughedir

“A documentary charting the last 20 years of Arab cinema (1967-1987).”

Documentary · 1h 05m

Focusing on key Arab films produced in the last 20 years. Férid Boughedir traces the development of the film-makers' concern to produce more socially aware cinema. Themes include the issue of Palestinian homeland rights and the nature of Arab identity. The film-makers also share a desire to develop a strong poetic tradition.

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Cast

Férid Boughedir Narrator Youssef Chahine Self Nouri Bouzid Self Borhane Alaouié Self Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Self Abdellatif Ben Ammar Self Néjia Ben Mabrouk Self
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Ridha Behi Self
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Souheil Ben-Barka Self Michel Khleifi Self Omar Amiralay Self Jocelyne Saab Self

Crew

Director
Férid Boughedir
Writer
Férid Boughedir
Editor
Moufida Tlatli
Producer
Férid Boughedir

Details

Original title
Caméra arabe
Release date
1987-01-02
Runtime
1h 05m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
Arabic, French
Countries
Tunisia