Movies: Cactus World Films

Mohammed Assaf, an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete on the program "Arab Idol."...

After years abroad in Italy, Shadi returns to his native Nazareth. But this is no spectacular homecoming. He's back somewhat begrudgingly to honour his "wajib" (or duty) to hand out invitations to his sister's wedding with his father. The simmering ...

Karim, a student from Syria, lives peacefully in Hamburg with Lilly, his pregnant girlfriend. One day, he hears that his brother is imprisoned in the infamous jail in Aleppo. He leaves for Syria to find his brother....