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Raff 2023 Program

My Father, Nour, and I
Wiam Al-Zabari | Netherlands | 2023 | 56 mins
Arabic & Dutch spoken with English subtitles

The Black Pharaoh
Michel Ocelot | Belgium & France | 2022 | 83 mins
Arabic & French spoken with English subtitles

Joseph’s Journey
Joud Saeed | Syria | 2022 | 105 mins
Arabic spoken with English subtitles

The Fifth Story
Ahmed Abdul | Iraq & Qatar | 2020 | 90 mins
Arabic spoken with English subtitles

Under the Fig Trees
Special Mention Documentary Film Award RAFF 2023
Erige Sehiri | Tunisia, Switzerland & France | 2022 | 92 mins
Arabic spoken with English subtitles
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Rotterdam Arab Film Festival developed from the port city of Rotterdam into an annual International festival devoted for MENA films & related activities.
When?
September 2024
Where?
LantarenVenster
Otto Reuchlinweg 996
3072 MD Rotterdam
Pathé
Schouwburgplein 101
3012 CL Rotterdam
Verhalenhuis Belvédère
Rechthuislaan 1
3072 LB Rotterdam








RAFF Fan Reviews
From comedy to drama and from road movie to biopic,
The Arab Film Festival takes you on a cinematic journey through the cultural, political, social
and artistic alleys of the Arab world in more than thirty films.
The Arab Film Festival takes you on a cinematic journey through the cultural, political, social
and artistic alleys of the Arab world in more than thirty films.
This film festival not only shows you the politics and daily life in the Arab world,
but above all the beauty, art, culture and zest for life of the people who live there.
but above all the beauty, art, culture and zest for life of the people who live there.
Through films, conversations with filmmakers, music, debate and video art
you will get to know the Arab world (even) better.
you will get to know the Arab world (even) better.
For many people from the west, the MENA region remains a mystery!
But film, one of the most beautiful art forms in the world if you ask me, prospers:
mystery, social issues and complex love stories produce the most beautiful films.
But film, one of the most beautiful art forms in the world if you ask me, prospers:
mystery, social issues and complex love stories produce the most beautiful films.
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