Hani Mustafa's Articles

Ayatallah Yusuf’s remarkable documentary on a very particular form of violence against women

Hani Mustafa reviews the Indian film that’s generating debate across the Arab world

Hani Mustafa saw Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania’s new film

On the anniversary of the 23 July 1952 Revolution, Hani Mustafa recalls one of the first films ever made about it

Hani Mustafa saw the new big-budget Eid film, Ahl Al-Kahf

Last week Iran was in the limelight following the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and six others in a tragic helicopter crash. But there is more niche news from Iran as well.

Last week Arab cinema lost a prominent filmmaker and screenwriter. Born on 5 January 1954, Abdel-Latif Abdel-Hamid, passed away on 15 May 2024 at the age of 70

Controversy erupted following the launch of Taqueen, an organisation that seeks to reform religious discourse

Hani Mustafa reviews Al-Serb (The Squadron), the new film by Ahmed Galal

Hani Mustafa reviews the Thousand and One Nights latest local iterations

Hani Mustafa watches with interest Egyptian television’s first take on the Assassins

Hani Mustafa went to Ismailia to sample Ismailia Film Festival fare

Hani Mustafa is looking forward to a new round of the Ismailia Film Festival

Hani Mustafa found much to think about in the new TV series Halah Khasah

Hani Mustafa raises the curtain on the 13th Luxor African Film Festival

Hani Mustafa takes stock of the sixth El Gouna Film Festival

Hani Mustafa takes on Christopher Nolan’s latest, and a much earlier and very different treatment of the same topic

To mark 60 years on the death of filmmaker Mohamed Bayoumi, a retrospective exploration takes us back to the beginning

Hani Mustafa quizzed the Algerian-French producer, scriptwriter, and filmmaker Hamid Benamra about his latest

Hani Mustafa sought out historical Ramadan TV

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