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Hiam Abbass

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Satin RougeSatin Rouge (2002) Recommended
Dir. Raja Amari
Feat. Hiam Abbass, Hend El Fahem
A still–attractive but lonely widow is liberated through the world of belly–dancing in this infectious romantic drama from Tunisia. At…
Visitor, The Visitor, The (2007) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tom McCarthy
Feat. Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes
Compassionate, beautifully–measured tale of a widowed college professor whose banal mid–life finds renewed joy (and heartbreak) after he…
Lemon TreeLemon Tree (Etz Limon) (2008) Recommended
Dir. Eran Riklis
Feat. Hiam Abbass, Doron Tavory, Ali Suliman
An out–of–bounds lemon tree poses as a metaphorical olive branch in this heartfelt Israeli–Palestinian fable. When a…
Human ZooHuman Zoo (2009)
Dir. Rie Rasmussen
Feat. Rie Rasmussen, Hiam Abbass
Gritty, naval–gazing immigrant story of a Serbian refugee (writer/dir. Rasmussen) who escapes the ethnic violence of her worn–torn…
AmreekaAmreeka (2009)
Dir. Cherien Dabis
Feat. Hiam Abbass, Nisreen Faour, Alia Shawkat
Timely, bittersweet immigrant tale of a Palestinian mother and son who escape the West Bank for a promised 'better life' in the States, only to…
I Am SlaveI Am Slave (2010)
Dir. Gabriel Range
Feat. Wunmi Mosaku, Isaach de Bankole, Lubna Azabal
Devastating performances carry this sometimes unsubtle, but never overwrought account of a Sudanese girl sold into western slavery at the hands of an…
Promise, The (TV Series)Promise, The (TV Series) (2011)
Dir. Peter Kosminsky
Feat. Claire Foy, Christian Cooke, Itay Tiran
Intelligent, finely balanced drama alternates between storylines set in 1940s Palestine and present day Israel in its address of the contentious…
Source, TheSource, The (La Source des femmes) (2011)
Dir. Radu Mihaileanu
Feat. Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass
A dashing feminist dramedy sprung from the male bias in the Middle East, about a village of women who take up a 'sex strike' after their husbands…
Rock the CasbahRock the Casbah (2013)
Dir. Laïla Marrakchi
Feat. Morjana Alaoui, Nadine Labaki, Lubna Azabal
Culturally–specific family comedy in which three women reunite in Morocco to mourn in accordance with Muslim tradition following the death of…
May in the SummerMay in the Summer (2013)
Dir. Cherien Dabis
Feat. Cherien Dabis, Alia Shawkat, Hiam Abbass
Jordanian set drama of cultural misunderstanding about a successful author returning to her familial hometown Amman in preparation for her impending…

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