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Arab News | Arab films in the Oscar race


Six Arab countries have submitted films for best international feature at the 99th Academy Awards, set for March 2027.

  • ‘The Stories’

    Egyptian director Abu Bakr Shawky’s drama traces a romance between an Egyptian pianist and an Austrian woman from the late 1960s to the 1980s, starring Nelly Karim and Amir El-Masry.

  • ‘Strawberries’

    Moroccan filmmaker Laila Marrakchi’s drama, which premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, follows two Moroccan women picking strawberries in Spain’s Andalusia region.

  • ‘Citizen Osama’

    Palestinian director Ahmed Hassouna’s documentary follows photographer Osama Al-Ashi as he records life in northern Gaza while protecting his family.

  • ‘Sink’

    Jordanian director Zain Duraie’s debut feature follows a mother struggling to cope with her teenage son’s worsening mental health crisis.

  • ‘No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman’

    Kurdish-Norwegian director Halkawt Mustafa’s drama follows a Kurdish sniper searching for her younger sister, missing since the 2014 Daesh assault on Mosul.

  • ‘Roqia’

    Algerian director Yanis Koussim’s horror film follows a man who returns to his village with amnesia after a car crash in 1993, haunted by nightly disturbances.



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