This year's edition of the Golden Globe Awards will witness the participation of six Arab films at The Best Foreign Language Feature Award. It will take place next month. This article introduces a list of the seven Arab participants.
“The Man Who Sold His Skin” (Tunisia)
The National Center of Cinema and Image of Tunisia selected the award-winning “The Man Who Sold His Skin” as Tunisia’s representative at the competition.
The Tunisian film sheds the light on the fears of immigrants after the Syrian War. Sam Ali, a young, sensitive, and impulsive Syrian, fled to Lebanon to escape the Syrian war.
Without legal status, he is unable to get a visa to go to Europe, where his beloved Abeer lives. While in Beirut, he meets Jeffrey Godefroi, a famous American artist with whom he concludes a strange deal that will forever change his life.
“Broken Keys” (Lebanon)
French Lebanese film “Broken Keys” will represent Lebanon at the marathon of Best Foreign Language film competition.
Directed by Jimmy Keyrouz, the film narrates a story of a pianist who tries to escape persecution in his Middle Eastern town where modern ways of living and music have been banned by an extremist group.
“You Will Die at 20” (Sudan)
This film is Sudan’s participant in the competition. Based on a short story collection entitled “Sleeping Nearby the Mountian” by Hammour Ziada, the story of the film revolves around a mother (Sakina) who goes to Sheikh to explain to her the meanings of her son (Muzamil) prophesies.
The best interpretation of her son’s dreams that he would die at the age of 20.
Sakina decides to take her son away and brings him up. Muzamil’s visions of the death drive him to approach life and social relationships from a different perspective.
“200 Meters” (Jordan)
Jordan nominated its “200 Meters” to represent the country in the marathon. It was directed by the celebrated Arab director Ameen Nayfeh.
The story of the film revolves around Mustafa and his wife who come from two Palestinian villages that are only 200 meters apart but separated by the wall.
While their unusual living situation poses a challenge to their marriage, they do what they can to make it work. When their son is hospitalized, Mustafa rushes to the checkpoint but is denied entry.
It won five awards at the 4th El Gouna Film Festival including the GFF Cinema for Humanity Audience Award and the Fipresci Award.
"Between Heaven and Earth" (Palestine)
Based on a true story, the film revolves around a mid-30s couple who lives in Palestine. Then, the couple decides to porce.
After facing many complications, the husband manages in having 3-day permission to go to Nazareth for finalizing the porce. Surprisingly, the couple faces a huge turning point driving them to reconsider their plans.
The film is directed by Najwa Najjar.
"C-Section" (Lebanon)
The story is centered on two couples from extremely different social and financial backgrounds. However, they meet each other in the same place which is a clinic.
The film sheds the light on the cultural and social persity of Lebanese society.
It also touches upon the problems of modern Lebanese society in the light of the latest economic crisis.
"C-Section" is directed by David Oryan.
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