The 83rd edition runs from Sept. 2 to 12, with six titles by Arab directors in the program.
‘Woman Unknown’
Danish-Egyptian director May El-Toukhy is the only woman among the 20 directors in the main competition, with a drama set in post-war Denmark.‘Citizen Osama’
Palestinian director Ahmad Hasouna’s documentary, out of competition, follows a photographer recording the destruction in Gaza while trying to protect his wife and newborn child.‘Conversation With the Sea’
Palestinian director Muayad Alayan’s feature centers on a man ordered to settle a debt tied to his son, who is presumed to have drowned.‘Furies’
Lebanese director Rami Kodeih’s feature follows two women planning a bank robbery to fund surgery, set against Lebanon’s banking crisis.‘No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman’
Kurdish-Norwegian director Halkawt Mustafa’s drama follows a sniper who returns to Mosul after learning her sister may have survived Daesh’s 2014 assault.‘A Few Moments of Happiness’
Lebanese-Moroccan director Shaden Safieddine Tazi’s short, in Orizzonti, uses screen recordings and family voices to trace a filmmaker watching her homeland from abroad.
