Explore: Qatar

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Behind the Mountains

A downtrodden father literally takes flight from the strictures of society in this supernaturally tinged, Tunisia-set odyssey.

Dir. Mohamed Ben Attia / 2023 / 98 mins / France, Tunisia, Belgium, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Qatar / Tunisian Dialect
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Brief History of a Family

This taut, visually inventive Chinese thriller has drawn comparisons to buzzy social-class parables Saltburn and Parasite.

Dir. Jianjie Lin / 2023 / 99 mins / France, Denmark, Qatar, China / Mandarin
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East of Noon

This dreamlike tale of youth and resistance set in a surreal modern-day Egypt is also a stirringly beautiful ode to creative expression.

Dir. Hala Elkoussy / 2024 / 109 mins / Netherlands, Qatar, Egypt / Arabic
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Shambhala

The first Nepalese film to screen in competition at Berlin follows the physical and spiritual Himalayan journey of a woman on a truth-seeking mission.

Dir. Min Bahadur Bham / 2024 / 150 mins / USA, France, Norway, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Qatar, Türkiye, Nepal / Tibetan, Nepalese
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To a Land Unknown

Acclaimed documentarian Mahdi Fleifel makes his fiction debut with a Midnight Cowboy–inspired Palestinian refugee story.

Dir. Mahdi Fleifel / 2024 / 105 mins / Germany, Netherlands, UK, France, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Palestine / English, Greek, Arabic