{"id":28828,"date":"2020-04-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/cult-arab-films-you-need-to-watch\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T09:57:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T09:57:25","slug":"cult-arab-films-you-need-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milleworld.com\/cult-arab-films-you-need-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Cult Arab Films You Need To Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

What makes a movie cult<\/a>? It has less to do with the movie\u2019s appeal, but entirely to do with that strange (and oddly satisfying) feeling a movie leaves you with. It’s like making an incredible discovery.<\/p>\n

And the region is not short of them. The Arab world has a distinct relationship with the art of moviemaking. From its earliest days, Arab cinema<\/a> has long-been a medium through which we\u2019ve worked through our cultural (and identity) struggles.<\/p>\n

Although these films didn\u2019t become international blockbusters, they\u2019ve rightfully gained cult status over the years for their accurate depictions of the beauty and the mundanity of our cultural characteristics.<\/p>\n

Al Irhab Wal Kabab (Terrorism and Kebab) \u2013 Egypt<\/h2>\n

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\nNo movie list is complete without a mention of Adel Imam. In this 1992 hit, the actor plays the role of Ahmed, an Egyptian man working through his frustrations with bureaucracy. The movie begins with Ahmed filing paperwork to transfer his children to a different school, which somehow leads to him accidentally committing an act of terrorism.<\/p>\n