Ashraf Barhom – MRQE

Passing Dreams

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Sami, 12, pursues an elusive carrier pigeon across Palestine, which he assumes has returned to its homeland. What quest is really behind the invisible pigeon?

Farha

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Palestine, 1948. After the withdrawal of the British occupiers, tensions rise between Arabs and Jews. Meanwhile, Farha, the smart daughter of the mayor of a small village, unaware of the coming tragedy, dreams of going to study in the big city.

Zaytoun

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Beirut, 1982: a young Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot form a tentative bond in their attempt to make their way across war-torn Lebanon back to their home.

Coriolanus

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother to seek the position of consul, Coriolanus is at odds with the masses and unpopular with certain colleagues. When a riot results in his expulsion from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out his sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius. Together, the pair vow to destroy the great city.

Agora

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.

Paradise Now

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.

Lebanon

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

During the First Lebanon War in 1982, a lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town.

“Tyrant”

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The story of an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation. Bassam “Barry” Al Fayeed, the younger son of the dictator of a war-torn nation, ends a self-imposed 20-year exile to return to his homeland, accompanied by his American wife and children, for his nephew’s wedding. Barrys reluctant homecoming leads to a dramatic clash of cultures as he is thrown back into the familial and national politics of his youth.