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January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A five-year old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they can to get an ambulance to her. Her name was Hind Rajab.
Sep 2025
In seventh-century Arabia, Princess Hind defies her fate, refusing to become a concubine to the ruthless Emperor Kisra. Fleeing into the desert with her father, she is hunted by a merciless army and forced to trust a legendary bandit with secrets of his own. Rising from fugitive to fearless warrior, Hind unites warring tribes for a final stand - the Battle of Dhi Qar, a clash that will change history forever.
Apr 2026
After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.
May 2023
A pregnant Saudi woman must distinguish reality from dreams, drug-induced delusions, and perceptions of death before a killer gets to her and her family. Her fractured life and memory are not the only things that stand in her way.
Dec 2021
Carlos Ghosn – the former CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, charged with financial crimes – stunned the world with his escape from Japan to Lebanon. What triggered Ghosn’s spectacular downfall from industry leader to international fugitive? Is there any truth to Ghosn’s claims of a corporate conspiracy? Nick Green’s documentary sheds light on this multilayered story, drawing out a portrait of a fascinating character.
Jun 2021
A sweepingly visual, intimately poetic film set against the tapestry of Saudi Arabia's extraordinary textures. THE LAMB is a hero's journey which tests the boundaries of family and tradition, along with the constitution of Faisal, an extraordinary young boy, who goes on a quest to save the soul he loves most in the world: his lamb.
Jun 2024
In a seaside city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia an old man tells the story of first soccer club Al Ittihad to a young man, taking him from the late 20's when the club established and how they shape up a team against all the odds and the story continues till the early 70's where the team faced major issues and how the club and its men dealt with it.
Apr 2024