To A Land Unknown
Chatila and Reda are saving to pay for fake passports to get out of Athens. But when Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his dangerous drug addiction, Chatila hatches an extreme plan, which involves them posing as smugglers and taking hostages in an effort to get him and his best friend out of their hopeless environment before it is too late
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MICKEY 17
Mickey 17, known as an “expendable,” goes on a dangerous journey to colonize an ice planet.
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I AM STILL HERE
A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family’s life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence during the tightening grip of a military dictatorship in Brazil, 1971.
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Cinema Akil is thrilled to announce our collaboration with L’Ecole Middle East for an exciting new series of outdoor movie screenings, “Jewels of Cinema,” celebrating our latest exhibition, Men’s Rings: Yves Gastou Collection. Each month, we will showcase a carefully selected film that explores the themes of men’s rings, jewelry, and the powerful symbolism they embody.
10/06/2022 To 10/15/2022
Welcome to an Arab World of worlds – borderless, visible and filled with stories. Cinema Akil proudly presents its first edition of Arab Cinema Week; an annual journey through the region where stories are the only borders to traverse. Arab stories and the filmmakers narrating their heartbreaks, their quotidien, their victories, their struggles and their moments of personal bliss.
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