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Titles in Genre Islamic
A BOTTLE IN THE GAZA SEA
Directed by Thierry Binisti
Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - New York Jewish Film Festival
"[For] anyone who's just interested in a gripping, unsentimental drama with a lot of action and a pacifist message of hope and reconciliation, A Bottle in the Gaza Sea is must-viewing."
- Jeff Henrich, Montreal Gazette
"Heartfelt! [Bottle] is a gentle pairing of youthful idealism and tenacious hope."
- Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times
"This is the story of people who dream big and find a commonunderstanding...No matter where your sympathies lie,it's hard not to get behind that."
- Robert Levin, AM New York
Official Selection - New York Jewish Film Festival
"[For] anyone who's just interested in a gripping, unsentimental drama with a lot of action and a pacifist message of hope and reconciliation, A Bottle in the Gaza Sea is must-viewing."
- Jeff Henrich, Montreal Gazette
"Heartfelt! [Bottle] is a gentle pairing of youthful idealism and tenacious hope."
- Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times
"This is the story of people who dream big and find a commonunderstanding...No matter where your sympathies lie,it's hard not to get behind that."
- Robert Levin, AM New York
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ARRANGED
Winner - Best Feature Film, Brooklyn Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - SXSW Film Festival
"The simple sweetness of this heartfelt effort arrives as both endearing and culturally provocative."
- Toddy Burton, The Austin Chronicle
Official Selection - SXSW Film Festival
"The simple sweetness of this heartfelt effort arrives as both endearing and culturally provocative."
- Toddy Burton, The Austin Chronicle
DAY BREAK
Directed by Hamid Rahmanian
Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
"A condemned man's wrenching wait for his own execution works like a ticking time bomb"
--Robert Koehler, Variety
FREE MEN
Directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi
Official Selection - Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
"Both subtle and magnetic...Tahar Rahim [is] one of France's finest young actors...[FREE MEN] contributes a worthy and interesting chapter to the tradition of World War II dramas."
- A. O. Scott, The New York Times
"A testament to Rahim's screen presence...Free Men proves that the can't-take-your-eyes-off-him charisma the Franco-Algerian actor displayed in Jacques Audiard's A Prophet was no fluke."
- David Fear, Time Out New York
Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
"Both subtle and magnetic...Tahar Rahim [is] one of France's finest young actors...[FREE MEN] contributes a worthy and interesting chapter to the tradition of World War II dramas."
- A. O. Scott, The New York Times
"A testament to Rahim's screen presence...Free Men proves that the can't-take-your-eyes-off-him charisma the Franco-Algerian actor displayed in Jacques Audiard's A Prophet was no fluke."
- David Fear, Time Out New York
INCH'ALLAH DIMANCHE
Directed by Yamina Benguigui
Winner - FIPRESCI Award (Best Film) - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
Winner - Audience Award - Bordeaux Int'l Festival of Women in Cinema
"A topnotch central perf by the attractive and convincing Fejria Deliba combines with well-observed details that bring the tricky assimilation of a generation of immigrants to life."
- Lisa Nesselson, Variety
Winner - Audience Award - Bordeaux Int'l Festival of Women in Cinema
"A topnotch central perf by the attractive and convincing Fejria Deliba combines with well-observed details that bring the tricky assimilation of a generation of immigrants to life."
- Lisa Nesselson, Variety
JAFFA
Directed by Keren Yedaya
Official Selection - Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
"Absorbing and touching!"
- Ray Bennett, The Hollywood Reporter
Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival
"Absorbing and touching!"
- Ray Bennett, The Hollywood Reporter
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LE GRAND VOYAGE
Directed by Ismaël Ferroukhi
Winner - Luigi De Laurentiis Award - Venice Film Festival
Winner - Best Film - Mar del Plata Int'l Film Festival
"In this remarkable directorial debut, the stern father of a Muslim family in France has his teenage son drive him to Mecca for the religious pilgrimage known as the hajj."
- Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle
Winner - Best Film - Mar del Plata Int'l Film Festival
"In this remarkable directorial debut, the stern father of a Muslim family in France has his teenage son drive him to Mecca for the religious pilgrimage known as the hajj."
- Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle
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RAJA
Directed by Jacques Doillon
Winner - French Culture Award - Cannes Film Festival
"What distinguishes Raja from every other movie to contemplate the treacherous intersection of passion, avarice, and power is its unsettling emotional honesty."
- Stephen Holden, The New York Times
"What distinguishes Raja from every other movie to contemplate the treacherous intersection of passion, avarice, and power is its unsettling emotional honesty."
- Stephen Holden, The New York Times
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THE IRAN JOB
Directed by Till Schauder
Official Selection - Los Angeles Film Festival
Official Selection - Vancouver Int'l Film Festival
"Exceptional in its storytelling."
- Betsy Sharkey, The Los Angeles Times
"You will be on the edge of your seat."
- Katie Walsh, Indiewire
"(Critic's Pick) Surprisingly timely."
- New York Magazine
Official Selection - Vancouver Int'l Film Festival
"Exceptional in its storytelling."
- Betsy Sharkey, The Los Angeles Times
"You will be on the edge of your seat."
- Katie Walsh, Indiewire
"(Critic's Pick) Surprisingly timely."
- New York Magazine