Cinema Akil

In region of Guelma, a small village called Heliopolis , the daily life of an Algerian family takes its usual course. But on May 8, 1945, the day the end of World War II was announced, demonstrations by the Algerian people against the French colonial power and for the country's independence took place, which were bloodily suppressed by the French army and French settler militias. The event went down in history as the Sétif and Guelma massacre.

A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth Of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed an old woman; she starts trying to maintain her public image.

A former talent manager and single mother discovers a new star, reigniting her career. However, her devotion to the star ignites her teenage son's jealousy, and she struggles to balance her family and her career.

After 40 years of exile in Argentina, Roberto, a blind novelist, comes back to Naples for his mother's death and reconciles with his brother Lorenzo, who takes him on a journey of memory through the city of his youth he can't see anymore.

A woman is suspected of murder after her husband's death; their half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.

In a Palestinian town, Tamer and his friends lead a typical high school student's life until the arrival of the beautiful Maysaa'. To please her, Tamer agrees to take part in a mysterious flag operation on the eve of Israel's Independence Day which is a mourning day for Palestinians.

Just before the secession of South Sudan, a married former singer from the north seeks redemption for causing the death of a southern man by hiring his oblivious wife as her maid.

A Palestinian school teacher struggles to reconcile his risky commitment to political resistance with his emotional support for one of his students and the chance of a new relationship with a volunteer worker.

In 2017 filmmaking sisters Georgia and Sophia Scott gained intimate access to the story of imprisoned Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouthi. Working closely with Marwan's family in the occupied West Bank (Palestine), the Scott sisters spent over 3 years following the family as they struggled through Marwan's prisoner hunger strike. Brought on by harsh prison conditions and the de- sire to make a stand, the following months were an intense year that took its toll on Marwan's family and inner circle. The film follows painful prison visits by his family to see Marwan, only to be turned away at the last moment. As the hunger strike builds, we see in depth interviews from the people who know Marwan best, from Israeli political leaders to his lawyers, his sons and beloved wife Fadwa. Highly crafted, daring and humanist in its approach, Tomorrow's Freedom film builds a powerful picture of a man that might one day lead the Palestinian people. And poses the question; can peace between Israel and Palestine be reached with the right leaders? Is Marwan that leader? TOMORROW's FREEDOM takes you on a brutally honest and transformative journey into the heart of the Israel Palestine conflict, speaking to Palestinians and Israelis on both sides. Marwan Barghouthi is an elected member of parliament and played a crucial role supporting the Oslo Peace Accords in the 90's. In 2000 Marwan was a key figure in leading the second Intifada against the Israeli occupation. Two years into the Intifada, Marwan was arrested by Israel and accused of ordering terror attacks in Tel Aviv. After 1000 days of isolation and his court case, an Israeli civil- ian court convicted Marwan and sentenced him to 5 life sentences. Recent polls indicate that in the next Palestinian elections Barghouti could be elected as the President of Palestine - meaning Israel would be holding the country's president be- hind bars. The vehicle through which this story is told is the Barghouthi family. Over the past 4 years, we gained intimate access witnessing first hand the pressures that wife, Fadwa and their four children endure on a daily basis including prison visits and a 43 day long Hunger Strike led by Marwan from Solitary confinement. Fadwa is a powerful force for female empowerment and is a lawyer and member of the Fatah council. Fadwa has traveled the world campaigning for Marwan's release for over 2 decades. The film captures a new call for Barghouthi's freedom; by his family, human rights activists and key interviewees including Yossi Beilin (former Justice Minister of Israel, Lindsey Hilsum (International Editor Channel 4 news and the only Western journalist to have interviewed Marwan from inside prison), Hannan Ashrawi (PLO founder in Ramallah), Simon Foreman (international lawyer appointed by the Inter-Parliamentary Union to monitor Marwan's trial in Tel Aviv), Former President Jimmy Carter and Desmund Tutu.

By following a family across the Balkan route, a Palestinian director plunges into the horror of exile in a desperate need to recover his lost memories.

As her blue-blooded mother lies on her deathbed, Sue has to confront her painful past during an inner journey leading her back to Egypt and the woman she left behind.

A highway engineer is involved in a car crash, after which, near death, he remembers his life leading up to the accident.

A French actress filming an anti-war film in Hiroshima has an affair with a married Japanese architect as they share their differing perspectives on war.

Seventy-year-old Mahin, solitary until now, chooses to revive her love life. A chance encounter becomes an unforgettable evening.

A debt-ridden wedding planner inadvertently becomes a successful funeral planner, but he must convince a traditional Taoist priest of his legitimacy to continue operating in the field.

Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.

A woman married to a former politician during the military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.

As all the children and their spouses gathers for Easter's dinner, conversation flows. When something bad happens, everyone is on edge, especially Josephine, and Serge who wants to uncover the truth!

The story of Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin - the fine gourmet chef she has been working for over the last 20 years.

The influential politician and activist Frantz Fanon works as a psychiatrist in Algeria between 1953-1956. He pioneers new social therapies to treat the psychological effects of racism during the decolonization movement.