Almost Peaceful 2002 N/R, 94 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Michel Deville Cast: Simon Abkarian, Zabou, Vincent Elbaz, Lubna Azabal, Denis Podalydes, Julie Gayet, Malik Zidi, Stanislas Merhar, Clotilde Courau, Silvie Milhaud, Pierre Diot, Francois Clavier
Emotionally scarred during World War II, a group of Parisian Jews starts life anew working in a tailor shop, reawakens, and tries to come to terms with the past.
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Body of Lies 2008 R, 129 min. Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Ridley Scott Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, Oscar Isaac, Ali Suliman, Alon Abutbul, Vince Colosimo, Simon McBurney, Mehdi Nebbou, Michael Gaston, Kais Nashif, Jamil Khoury, Lubna Azabal, Ghali Benafkin
CIA agent Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) arrives in Jordan on a mission to prevent future terrorist attacks. With help from Jordanian intelligence official Hani (Mark Strong), Ferris comes up with a plan to infiltrate the network. Ferris makes regular phone contacts with his superior, Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe), who then arrives for a face-to-face meeting. But, as paranoia sets in, how much trust will Ferris put in Hoffman and Hani as he activates his plan?
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Changing Times 2004 N/R, 93 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama / Romance
Director: Andre Techine Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Gilbert Melki, Malik Zidi, Lubna Azabal, Tanya Lopert, Nabila Baraka, Idir Elomri, Nadem Rachati, Jabir Elomri
After a 30 year absence, successful architect Antoine Lavair (Gerard Depardieu) arrives in Tangiers hoping to reunite with his long-lost love Cecile (Catherine Deneuve). But Cecile, who is now a local radio personality, has moved on and is married to a well-established doctor, Nathan (Gilbert Melki). Antoine realizes that Cecile's marriage is strained and professes his love for her. Now family members arrive for a visit, cause complications of their own, and emotional turmoil accelerates.
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| 1. Almost Peaceful (2002)
2. Body of Lies (2008)
3. Changing Times (2004)
4. Paradise Now (2005)
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