HANGING GARDENS
The first ever Iraqi film in the official selection of Venice Film Festival and awarded the best feature film at the Red Sea Film Festival now showing at Cinema Akil!
12-year-old As’ad survives by picking trash in the Hanging Gardens, a smouldering rubbish heap in Baghdad. One day, he finds a discarded American female….
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THE LAST QUEEN
The latest release at Cinema Akil! Award winning film THE LAST QUEEN by Algerian Directors Adila Bendimerad & Damien Ounouri, a drama / adventure that takes us back to Algeria, 1516. The pirate Aroudj Barbarossa frees Algiers from the tyranny of the Spanish and seizes power over the kingdom. Rumor has it he murdered King Salim Toumi despite their alliance. Against all odds, one woman will stand up to him: Queen Zaphira…
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CINEMA FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
Cinemini is a young audience film cycle running every weekend from May 5th to June 4th at Cinema Akil in collaboration with Looking Glass.
The thematic short film programs are curated to offer a variety of stories suitable for young viewers, including Ratatouille, Revolting Rhymes, Tales of the Night, Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo, and Moon Man. The films will be screened at 3:00 PM on Fridays, Saturdays and…
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Saudi Arabia, here we are!
Cinema Akil proudly kicks off our KSA debut with a curated month-long program of newcomer pop up Cinema AlJadida in Al’Ula.
16 Feb – 21 Mar 2023
Every night
29 feature films
2023-05-11 To 2023-05-27
Get ready for a cinematic experience like no other! Cinema Akil, in collaboration with The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Dubai, presents “The Rhythm of Dreams,” a retrospective of the incredible films of Wong Kar-Wai. From May 12th to May 28th, immerse yourself in the unique visual style and thematic depth of one of Hong Kong cinema’s most celebrated filmmakers.
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