Now Available From Typecast Releasing - The Closed Doors

I saw this film on Link-TV. I have seen only a handful of Egyptian films, but this certainly wants to make me see more. It frightfully illustrates how an intelligent can get wrapped in the fervor that is Islamic Fndamentalism.

The Closed Doors 

NOW AVAILABLE FROM Typecast Releasing

 

On DVD in the U.S. for the first time!

 

On Sale for $19.99 until November 30th 2007!

 

 

Winner, Best Screenplay, Best Actress
- International Thessaloniki Film Festival

Winner, First Prize
- Bahrain Film Festival

Winner, Grand Prix
- Montpellier Film Festival

 

Directed by Youssef Chahine's longtime assistant,

The Closed Doors touches on several taboos in

contemporary Egyptian society, examining their social

and political implications. Set during the Gulf War,

it tells the story of Mohamad, a highly impressionable

young man who embraces fundamentalist ideas as a way

of dealing with the confusion of adolescence and sexual

awakening. This powerful first feature by one of Egypt's

most promising young directors tackles complex themes

like oppression, jealousy, virtue, the love ideal and

violence in an uncompromising way.

 

"Reveals a finely balanced portrait of various social classes

caught in a swirl of religious, cultural and personal fixations,

done with remarkable sympathy, sensitivity and control."
- Deborah Young, Variety

 

 

Directed by Atef Hetata | Egypt | 105 minutes | 1999 

-- $24.99 regular price,

-- On Sale For $19.99 until November 30th, 2007.

 

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A New Day In Old Sana'a 

COMING SOON FROM Typecast Releasing

 

On DVD for the first time!

 

 

 

Winner, Arab Film Prize
- Cairo International Film Festival

Official Selection
- Vancouver International Film Festival

Official Selection
- Palm Springs International Film Festival

 

In this achingly romantic tale, handsome young Tariq is

about to marry Bilquis, eldest daughter of a prominent

and powerful judge.  But as he wanders the ancient city

of Sana'a late one night, he spots a beautiful young woman

dancing in the street and falls madly in love with her.

Before long, the young groom must choose between following

his heart and protecting his family's honor.  Filmed entirely on

location in the ancient city of Sana'a, this exquisite film is

the first feature ever to come out of Yemen.

 

"It weaves a fairytale of unrequited love, bundled together

with an anecdote or two suffused with local color. . .

it indulges in a bit of magic realism."
- Toronto Daily Star

 

"The glimpses afforded of Old Sana'a are a Lonely Planet

addict's dream."

- Deborah Young, Variety

 

Directed by Bader Ben Hirsi | Yemen / U.K. | 90 minutes | 2005 

-- $24.99

 

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