Romeo and Juliet in the Algerian desert. Amin and Myriam are secretly in love. Their families are rivals and when their relationship is discovered, conflict is inevitable. In the quiet atmosphere of the palm groves, the two communities have long nurtured the seeds of discord and hatred. The persecution is the first signal of inevitable evil. From inside the cave where they have taken refuge, the two young people hear the cries of a senseless murderous raid. A universal metaphor to denounce the horror of all extremist violence, The Desert Ark is a splendid and terrifying metaphor for a burning contemporary reality.

The Desert Ark.mkv

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Runtime: 	1h 26mn
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https://nitro.download/view/2D95DDB8FB5C152/The_Desert_Ark.mkv

Language(s):Arabic
Subtitles:English (Hardcoded)

The post Mohamed Chouikh – L’arche du désert AKA The Desert Ark (1997) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Der sensible Träumer Laid lebt in der algerischen Mittelmeerstadt ‘Bejaia’. Er verbringt seine Tage in einem Fotostudio und am Strand mit seinem Freund Nadir. Eines Tages wird er von seiner Schwester aufgefordert, nach Timimoun zurückzukehren und als Ältester die Ehre der Familie wieder herzustellen. Nadir bietet ihm an, ihn auf der abenteuerlichen Reise ins algerische Hinterland zu begleiten…

Der Spielfilm ‘Timimoun’ (2010) von Michael Roes, der zu den bedeutendsten deutschsprachigen Autoren der Gegenwart gehört (‘Rub’ al-Khali – leeres Viertel’), erzählt von der Freundschaft zweier Jungen als Utopie in einem zerrissenen, von religiösen und politischen Spannungen gezeichneten Land. Auf Grundlage des Films entstand auch der Roman ‘Weg nach Timimoun’.

Michael Roes. Timimoun (2010).mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 39 min
Size: 	1.72 Gib
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https://nitro.download/view/001A02B1C03667D/Michael_Roes._Timimoun_(2010).mkv

Language(s):French
Subtitles:German, English

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1516, Legend has it that the king of Algiers had a wife named Zaphira. When the pirate Aroudj Barbarossa arrives to liberate the city from the Spaniards, he is determined to conquer Zaphira as well as the kingdom itself. But is Zaphira willing to let him, or is she plotting for herself?

The.Last.Queen.2022.720p.BluRay.DD5.1.x264-PTer.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 53 min
Size: 	6.67 GiB
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Aspect ratio:  	1.85:1
Frame rate: 	24.000 fps
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https://nitro.download/view/754D4CCB3A8CE36/The.Last.Queen.2022.720p.BluRay.DD5.1.x264-PTer.mkv

Language(s):Arabic
Subtitles:English, French

The post Adila Bendimerad & Damien Ounouri – La dernière reine AKA The Last Queen (2022) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Plot: Mademoiselle Boyer, teacher, arrives from mainland France. She triggers passions of love and hatred, and will eventually leave, leaving in the bruised heart of her pupil, little Mouloud, a wound that is forever indelible.

La dernière image (Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, 1986).mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 57 min
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https://nitro.download/view/F4A117842388C3B/La_derniere_image_(Mohammed_Lakhdar-Hamina,_1986).mkv

Language(s):French, Arabic
Subtitles:French (hardcoded) for Arabic parts

The post Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina – La dernière image (1986) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Quote:
143 RUE DU DESERT is a portrait of Malika, an elderly woman who runs a rest-stop café on the side of National 1, Algeria’s main highway. Through the various patrons who stop for eggs, coffee or tea, we become intimately acquainted with this eccentric woman, whose opinions on a variety of subject matters entertain, enlighten, and baffle in equal measure. Most of the customers know her so well that we suspect they perhaps stop not for the tea, but for her company. The film almost never leaves the inside of her small café, which serves also as her home. However, with every new shot, Ferhani manages to reveal a new fragment of this minuscule space, which keeps the film surprisingly dynamic. Ferhani does not hold sway over Malika’s representation, which is one of the most satisfying elements of the film. Malika seems aware of her character’s cinematic construction, and even dares to contradict statements about her life from one moment to the next, in a scene that is as performative as any fiction. Even though the film provides us with real-time access to this woman’s world, she retains a sense of privacy, which is the main source of the film’s mystery. (Nico Pereda)

3.43GB | 1h 43m | 1920×1080 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/4E1594C6F75C200/143.rue.du.desert.2019.1080p.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.x264-a1w.mkv
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https://fikper.com/R1yDGlT2RL/143.rue.du.desert.2019.1080p.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.x264-a1w.mkv

Language:Arabic
Subtitles:English,Spanish here

The post Hassen Ferhani – 143 rue du désert AKA 143 Sahara Street (2019) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

In the cemetery of Sidi Boulekbour, Ali the old gravedigger meets the 60-year-old Johar, who is visiting her sister’s grave for the first time after losing her husband. Johar wants her final resting place to be next to her sister, so she decides to organize her own funeral and asks Ali to help her. But preparations for the final journey go awry when Ali and Johar unexpectedly start to realize they have feelings for each other…

1.26GB | 1h 34m | 1280×720 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/63086EDEA667A7B/Until.the.End.of.Time.AKA.Ila.Akher.Ezaman.2017.720p.SUBBED.WEB.x264-gooz.mkv

Language(s):Arabic
Subtitles:English (hardcoded)

The post Yasmine Chouikh – Ila akher ezaman AKA Until the End of Time (2017) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

A team of filmmakers in search of a theme asks young residents of Casablanca about their expectations and their relationship to Moroccan cinema. When they witness a crime committed by a unsatisfied dock worker who accidentally kills his boss, they are interested in this particular case. The investigation of the motifs will encourage them to rethink their conception of cinema and the role of the artist in society.

Morocco’s government banned the film after its first and only screening in Paris, saying it was inappropriate for the Moroccan audience.

3.32GB | 1h 18m | 960×720 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/AFF444A9943F236/About.Some.Meaningless.Events.1974.720p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.H.264-TEPES.mkv

Language:Arabic,French
Subtitles:English

The post Mostafa Derkaoui – Ahdate bila dalala AKA De quelques événements sans signification AKA About Some Meaningless Events (1974) first appeared on Cinema of the World.