Global Lens – The Best of World Cinema – Volume 10: Middle East – 6 DVD Collector’s Edition

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Global Lens – The Best of World Cinema – Volume 10: Middle East – 6 DVD Collector’s Edition

The Global Film Initiative’s award winning Global Lens series supports the growth of vibrant, global filmmaking communities from around the world. This unique Collector’s Edition includes 6 critically acclaimed Middle Eastern films.

CAIRO 678 – Egypt:
Three women join together in uneasy solidarity to combat the sexual harassment that has impacted each of their lives, in this gripping and timely tale of interconnected deeds. (Arabic w. English subs)

MY TEHRAN FOR SALE – Iran:
A terminally ill actress relates her quest for political asylum through a series of interviews with an unsympathetic government official in this affecting analysis of Iran’s oppressive regime. (Farsi w. English subs)

WOMEN’S PRISON (Zendan-e zanan) – Iran:
Over a period of 20 years, the attitude of a prison warden toward her prisoners softens, reflecting the country’s shifting politics, in this taboo-breaking film about the lives of Iran’s lost generation. (Farsi w. English subs)

THOSE THREE (An Seh) – Iran:
One day from completing their military training, three conscripts desert their camp and escape into the frozen wilderness of Northern Iran. This austere and mesmerizing film is a quiet meditation on the value of responsibility, connection and sacrifice. (Farsi w. English subs)

QARANTINA – Iraq:
A broken family under an incestuous patriarch lives within the gated courtyard of a dilapidated Baghdad house, until a series of events make them prove thir resilience in the wake of catastrophe. (Arabic w. English subs)

THE KITE (Le Cerf-Volant) – Lebanon:
16-year old Lamia must cross a checkpoint between Lebanon and Israel to marry a man she has never met. Neither she nor her betrothed are eager to consummate their marriage – a matter further complicated by the fact that Lamia is in love with the Israeli soldier guarding the border. (Arabic w. English subs)

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