Movies About the Middle East

Information about movies set in the Middle East, filmed in the Middle East, and movies about the people of the Middle East.

Six Days in June (2007)
Powerful film that tells the story of the six day war that forever changed the politics of the Middle East by helping to destroy the secular basis of Pan-Arab nationalism, transforming secular Zionism, and giving rise to a Palestinian nationalist movement. Shot on location in Israel, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Moscow and Washington. Includes the the weeks preceeding the war, the six days of fighting, and the war's aftermath.

Syriana (2005)
Plot focused on oil, politics, bsuiness, and the CIA. Stars George Clooney, Matt Damon, and Jeffrey Wright. Clooney won best supporting actor Golden Globe and Academy Awards.
- Wikipedia Article
- IMDB Article

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Film about the decade-long manhunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade center in New York City.
- Wikipedia Article
- IMDB Article
- Zero Dark Thirty at Amazon.com

Middle East Movies by Location

Bahrain Movies Iran Movies Iraq Movies Israel Movies Jordan Movies

Kuwait Movies Lebanon Movies Palestine Movies Qatar Movies Saudi Arabia Movies

Syria Movies United Arab Emirates Movies Yemen Movies

Middle East Film Festivals

Lebanon Film Festivals
- Beirut International Film Festival

Qatar Film Festivals
- Ajal Youth Film Festival

Syria Film Festivals
- Damascus International Film Festival

United Arab Emirates Film Festivals
- Abu Dhabi Film Festival
- Dubai International Film Festival - Gulf Film Festival

Other Film Festivals in the Middle East
- Al Jazeera International Documentary Film Festival

Australian Middle East Film Festivals
- Arab Film Festival of Australia

U.S. Middle East Film Festivals
Arab Film Festival (California)
- Chicago Palestine Film Festival (Illinois)
- Other Israel Film Festival (New York)

More Middle East Film Resources

Doha Film Institute
Qatar organization founded to build a film industry in Qatar and developing film education and appreciation.

Articles Abut Middle East Movies
- Wikipeduia "Films Set in Egypt" Categroty
- Ziegler "Movies About the Middle East" Article c- Wikipedia "Films Set in the Middle East" Category

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