Arab Films Breaking New Ground: Buzz Titles Include ‘Aïcha,’ ‘Hijra,’ ‘Siwar’
Arab cinema continues to break new ground with a fresh crop of social dramas, several of which depict female empowerment in different forms. These range from the tale of a young woman who fakes being dead so she can leave everything behind, to a rape-revenge thriller titled “Beretta,” just like the semi-automatic pistol used by […]