United Arab Emirates Movies

  • 2022
    An Imaginary Portrait of Palestine

    An Imaginary Portrait of Palestine

    An Imaginary Portrait of Palestine

    02022HD

    A recorded camera invitation extended to 28 Palestinian diasporas to share their memories of their homeland results in an unexpected journey into...

    An Imaginary Portrait of Palestine
  • 2026
    Time of Misfortune

    Time of Misfortune

    Time of Misfortune

    02026HD

    A dreamlike scrapbook of early memory. Pigeons, domestic interiors, and eyes and mouths flicker as tiny screens sit beside bilingual Arabic and...

    Time of Misfortune
  • 2021
    Tuesday 12

    Tuesday 12

    Tuesday 12

    102021HD

    The story of three families; the first family consists of a surgeon separated from his psychiatrist wife and lives with his daughter, Salma. The...

    Tuesday 12
  • 1970
    Are You The Rat?

    Are You The Rat?

    Are You The Rat?

    01970HD

    Three gang members are tasked with uncovering a rat within their crew, but one of them is an undercover cop trying to survive without blowing his...

    Are You The Rat?
  • 2014
    Letter to the King

    Letter to the King

    Letter to the King

    6.22014HD

    In Letter to the King we meet a group of refugees, all with their own agendas, on an excursion to Oslo. A young man about to be deported visits his...

    Letter to the King
  • 2019
    Mother of Fire

    Mother of Fire

    Mother of Fire

    02019HD

    A documentary following an ancient Jinn called Mother of Fire and her ruminations on the history of the UAE, colonial meddling and contemporary...

    Mother of Fire
  • 1970
    Sage

    Sage

    Sage

    01970HD

    The bond between Brad and Ellie remains strong despite the challenges they face due to Brad's dementia. However, on their wedding anniversary, Brad...

    Sage
  • 2023
    In Zainab's Heaven

    In Zainab's Heaven

    In Zainab's Heaven

    02023HD

    A Hazara film director follows a gravestone maker, a water girl and a man who buried his limb, as their daily lives unfold in a graveyard.

    In Zainab's Heaven
  • 2025

    "Apathy-Rise" Niche Trio (ft. Pierre Janssen) / "Deadlines" Niche Trio

    "Apathy-Rise" Niche Trio (ft. Pierre Janssen) / "Deadlines" Niche Trio

    02025HD

    “Apathy-Rise,” a parody of Coldplay’s Paradise by Niche Trio featuring Pierre Janssen, humorously explores existential themes from...

  • 1998
    Aleppo... Maqamat of Pleasure and Delight

    Aleppo... Maqamat of Pleasure and Delight

    Aleppo... Maqamat of Pleasure and Delight

    01998HD

    In this documentary film, Malas explores the life and music of the classical Aleppan singer and composer Sabri Moudallal (1918-2006). "Maqam" is the...

    Aleppo... Maqamat of Pleasure and Delight
  • 2019
    La Femme qui pleure dans les nuages

    La Femme qui pleure dans les nuages

    La Femme qui pleure dans les nuages

    02019HD

    Placed under the auspices of the philosopher Gaston Bachelard whose maxim "The human being has the fate of flowing water", is quoted in the epistle...

    La Femme qui pleure dans les nuages
  • 1970
    Hamza Ali Helps People

    Hamza Ali Helps People

    Hamza Ali Helps People

    01970HD

    During a lonely night shift at a crisis hotline, a volunteer’s wavering empathy is tested by a call that refuses to stay simple.

    Hamza Ali Helps People
  • 1970
    Epilogue

    Epilogue

    Epilogue

    01970HD

    Mark Wright, a private detective, searches for his missing wife. The path takes him to the cemetery, to find an unnamed headstone. Could that be her?

    Epilogue
  • 1970
    Heen

    Heen

    Heen

    01970HD

    Is an Emirati melodrama that follows Khalid, who disappears for many years and returns to a changed home that's moved on without him. As he...

    Heen
  • 2025
    Sadako

    Sadako

    Sadako

    02025HD

    Sadako is a girl made of paper who loves origami. From a single sheet she folds a rabbit, then a crane, and the crane comes to life and carries her...

    Sadako
  • 1970
    The ruin of blood circulation

    The ruin of blood circulation

    The ruin of blood circulation

    01970HD

    The ruin of blood circulation
  • 2011
    Sector Zero

    Sector Zero

    Sector Zero

    02011HD

    Through a closed study of the notorious, now derelict district of Karantina, Sector Zero uses Karantina’s history as a metaphor for...

    Sector Zero
  • 1988
    نواعم

    نواعم

    نواعم

    01988HD

    نواعم
  • 2020
    The Other Side: Pehelwaan

    The Other Side: Pehelwaan

    The Other Side: Pehelwaan

    02020HD

    Imran, hailing from Pakistan, works at the fish market in UAE. Wrestling runs in his family and is part of their legacy. Akhadas (wrestling ground)...

    The Other Side: Pehelwaan
  • 2012
    Studio

    Studio

    Studio

    02012HD

    An elderly man enters a photo studio and asks the photographer for a curious service. The reaction of the latter will determine their perception of...

    Studio