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DFI Film Reviews

Read reviews on our favourite regional and international films, as well as recent releases in Doha.

• DFI Film Review: Kiarostami - The Art of Living

  Sep 01, 2013 - BLOG

  This week, we take a look at Pat Collins and Fergus Daly’s ‘Kia…

  

• DFI Film Review: The Light in Her Eyes

  Jul 28, 2013 - BLOG

  When international and American media looked at the status of wo…

  

• DFI Film Review: The Message

  Jul 15, 2013 - BLOG

  No film about Islam and the Prophet Mohammed has had as much of…

  

• Edinburgh International Film Festival Review: A World Not Ours

  Jun 16, 2013 - BLOG

  Mahdi Fleifel’s ‘A World Not Ours’ has been making the rounds on…

  

• Sydney Film Festival Film Review: It’s About to Rain

  Jun 09, 2013 - BLOG

  Haider Rashid’s first narrative feature is an accomplished look…

  

• Cannes Film Review: The Past

  Jun 03, 2013 - BLOG

  From Asghar Farhadi, the first-ever Oscar winner from Iran, anot…

  

• Cannes Film Review: Omar

  May 26, 2013 - BLOG

  ‘Omar’ film review by Reem Saleh

  

• DFI Film Review: The Great Gatsby

  May 19, 2013 - BLOG

  Baz Luhrmann’s newest film opened the 66th edition of the Cannes…

  

• DFI Film Review: Paperman

  May 12, 2013 - BLOG

  When it comes to Academy Award winners, we often root for the un…

  

• DFI Film Review: Hitchcock

  May 06, 2013 - BLOG

  Opening Sacha Gervasi’s ‘Hitchcock’, a fire rages through the fi…

  

• DFI Film Review: In Utero Srebrenica

  Apr 22, 2013 - BLOG

  During my visit to the ninth Al Jazeera International Documentar…

  

• DFI Film Review: Grand Marriage

  Apr 17, 2013 - BLOG

  Celebrating a wedding for countless days and nights might seem a…

  

• DFI Film Review: Gaza 36mm

  Mar 17, 2013 - BLOG

  There are no cinemas in Gaza. Take a minute to absorb that and w…

  

• DFI Film Review: The Shining

  Mar 03, 2013 - BLOG

  ‘The Shining’ film review by Alexander Wood.

  

• DFI Film Review: Blade Runner

  Feb 24, 2013 - BLOG

  ‘Blade Runner’ film review by Alexander Wood.

  

• DFI Film Review: Synecdoche, New York

  Jan 27, 2013 - BLOG

  The sound of a young girl singing fills the air as the focus slo…

  

• DFI Film Review: Sea Shadow

  Jan 13, 2013 - BLOG

  UAE filmmaker, Nawaf el Janahi’s second feature creates an intim…

  

• DFI Film Review: The Lebanese Rocket Society

  Dec 30, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘The Lebanese Rocket Society’ film review by Kummam Mohammed Al-…

  

• DFI Film Review: Amour (Love)

  May 02, 2013 - BLOG

  ‘Amour’ film review by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: When Monaliza Smiled

  Dec 13, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘When Monaliza Smiled’ film review by Reem Shaddad a…

  

• DFI Film Review: Bekas

  Dec 12, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Bekas’ film review by Reem Saleh from Dubai Interna…

  

• DFI Film Review: Life of Pi

  Dec 10, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Life of Pi’ film review by Reem Saleh from Dubai In…

  

• DFI Film Review: Beasts of the Southern Wild

  Oct 23, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ film review written by…

  

• DFI Film Review: The Citizen

  Oct 16, 2012 - BLOG

  Veteran actor Khaled Nabawy has been one of the leading Egyptian…

  

• DFI Film Review: Arbitrage

  Oct 11, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Arbitrage’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Life In A Day


  Sep 29, 2012 - BLOG

  On a summer’s day in 2010, director Kevin Macdonald launched a m…

  

• DFI Film Review: Microphone

  Sep 17, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Microphone’ film review written by Reem Saleh

  

• DFI Film Review: Robot & Frank

  Sep 12, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Robot and Frank’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Always - Sunset on Third Street

  Aug 27, 2012 - BLOG

  Director Takashi Yamazaki’s exploration of post-war Tokyo, set i…

  

• DFI Film Review: Special Forces

  Aug 13, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Special Forces’ film review written by Anealla Safd…

  

• DFI Film Review: Koran By Heart

  Aug 01, 2012 - BLOG

  In Ramadan in 2009, former war correspondent and documentary fil…

  

• DFI Film Review: Tokyo Story

  Jul 22, 2012 - BLOG

  Considered a cinematic masterpiece, late director Yasujiro Ozu&#…

  

• DFI Film Review: The Dove’s Lost Necklace

  Jul 15, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘The Dove’s Lost Necklace’ film review written by Re…

  

• DFI Film Review: Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

  Jul 04, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Where the Wild Things Are (2009)’ film review writt…

  

• DFI Film Review: Emberatoriet Meem

  Jun 19, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Emberatoriet Meem’ film review written by Reem Sale…

  

• DFI Film Review: Kids Return

  May 27, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Kids Return’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: A Separation

  Jun 11, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘A Separation’ film review by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Take Shelter

  May 07, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Take Shelter’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Café Regular, Cairo

  Apr 26, 2012 - BLOG

  One of the hardest things to do in cinema is hold the interest o…

  

• DFI Film Review: The Kid and the Clown

  Apr 23, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘The Kid and the Clown’ film review written by Reem…

  

• DFI Film Review: The Revisionaries

  Apr 23, 2012 - BLOG

  The interpretation of language is at the centre of Scott Thurman…

  

• DFI Film Review: Beirut Buenos Aires Beirut

  Apr 22, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Beirut Buenos Aires Beirut’ film review written by…

  

• DFI Film Review: The Last Friday

  Apr 16, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘The Last Friday’ film review written by Reem Saleh

  

• DFI Film Review: Sea Shadow

  Apr 15, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Sea Shadow’ film review written by Reem Saleh

  

• DFI Film Review: Amal

  Apr 14, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Amal’ film review written by Reem Saleh

  

• DFI Film Review: Halabja, the Lost Children

  Apr 13, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Halabja, the Lost Children’ film review written by…

  

• DFI Film Review: In My Mother’s Arms

  Apr 12, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘In My Mother’s Arms’ film review written by Reem Sa…

  

• DFI Film Review: Tora Bora (2011)

  Apr 12, 2012 - BLOG

  “Tora Bora” draws a painful portrait of an elderly Kuwaiti coupl…

  

• DFI Film Review: The Rebellious

  Apr 01, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘The Rebellious’ film review written by Jad Salfiti.

  

• DFI Film Review: Departures (2008)

  Mar 25, 2012 - BLOG

  There are few films that delve into the Japanese art of beautify…

  

• DFI Film Review: Dananeer

  Mar 18, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Dananeer’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Iron Sky

  Mar 13, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Iron Sky’ film reveiw by Burhan Wazir

  

• DFI Film Review: Al Ataba El Khadra

  Mar 10, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Al Ataba El Khadra’ film review written by Reem Sal…

  

• DFI Film Review: Back to the Square (2012)

  Feb 26, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Back to the Square’ film review written by Reem Sal…

  

• DFI Film Review: Marley (2012)

  Feb 15, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Marley’ written by Burhan Wazir.

  

• DFI Film Review: In The Land of Blood and Honey (2011)

  Feb 13, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘In The Land of Blood and Honey’ film review written…

  

• DFI Film Review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2012)

  Feb 12, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’ written by B…

  

• DFI Film Review: Omar Killed Me (2011)

  Jan 29, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘Omar Killed Me’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: How Big is Your Love (2011)

  Jan 22, 2012 - BLOG

  ‘How Big is Your Love’ film review written by Reem S…

  

• DFI Film Review: Comic-Con: Episode IV – A Fan’s Hope (2011)

  Dec 04, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Comic-Con: Episode IV – A Fan’s Hope’ film review written by Re…

  

• DFI Film Review: Chinese Take-Away (2011)

  Nov 27, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Chinese Take-Away’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Almanya – Welcome to Germany

  Nov 21, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Almanya’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Iraq in Fragments (2006)

  Sep 25, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Iraq in Fragments’ film review written by Reem Sale…

  

• DFI Film Review: The Kite Runner (2007)

  Sep 18, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘The Kite Runner’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

  Sep 15, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ film review written…

  

• DFI Film Review: Where is the Friend's Home? (1987)

  Sep 11, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Where is the Friend’s Home?’ film review writ…

  

• DFI Film Review: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

  Sep 08, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Captain America: The First Avenger ’ film review written by Ben…

  

• DFI Film Review: In the Mood for Love (2000)

  Sep 05, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘In the Mood for Love’ film review written by Reem S…

  

• DFI Film Review : Bab el hadid (1958)

  Aug 28, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Bab el hadid’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: 600 kilos d'or pur (2010)

  Aug 25, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘600 kilos d’or pur’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review : Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

  Aug 21, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ film review written by Amir Scanda…

  

• DFI Film Review: London Boulevard (2010)

  Aug 18, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘London Boulevard’ film review written by Reem Saleh…

  

• DFI Film Review: Incendies (2010)

  Aug 14, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Incendies’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: The Experiment (2010)

  Aug 11, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘The Experiment’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Hawi (2010)

  Aug 07, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Hawi’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review : Rabbit Hole (2010)

  Aug 04, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Rabbit Hole’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Of Gods and Men (2010)

  Jul 31, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Of Gods and Men’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Larry Crowne

  Jul 28, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Larry Crowne’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Dancer in the Dark (2000)

  Jul 24, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Dancer in the Dark’ film review written by Reem Sal…

  

• DFI Film Review: Bridesmaids

  Jul 21, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Bridesmaids’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Top Hat (1935)

  Jul 17, 2011 - BLOG

  Ginger Rogers was born 100 years ago this week. James Rawson tak…

  

• DFI Film Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

  Jul 14, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2’…

  

• DFI Film Review: West Beyrouth (1998)

  Jul 10, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘West Beyrouth’ film review written by Reem Saleh

  

• DFI Film Review: Horrible Bosses

  Jul 07, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Horrible Bosses’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Yadon Ilaheyya (Divine Intervention) (2002)

  Jul 03, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Yadon Ilaheyya’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon

  Jun 30, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ film review written…

  

• DFI Film Review: Messages from the Sea (2010)

  Jun 26, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Messages from the Sea’ film review written by Amir…

  

• DFI Film Review: Green Lantern

  Jun 23, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Green Lantern’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: La Vie en Rose (2007)

  Jun 19, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘La Vie en Rose’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Super 8

  Jun 16, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Super 8’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Melancholia (2011)

  Jun 12, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Melancholia’ film review written by James Rawson.

  

• DFI Film Review: Kung Fu Panda 2

  Jun 09, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Girl With A Pearl Earring (2003)

  Jun 07, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Girl With A Pearl Earring’ film review written by R…

  

• DFI Film Review: X-Men: First Class

  Jun 02, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘X-Men: First Class’ film review written by James Rawson.

  

• Film Review: ‘Where Do We Go Now?’

  May 31, 2011 - BLOG

  Nadine Labaki’s ‘Where Do We Go Now?’ received positive fe…

  

• DFI Film Review: Limitless

  May 26, 2011 - BLOG

  Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) is suffering from writer’s block. H…

  

• DFI Film Review: L’Avventura (1960)

  May 23, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘L’Avventura’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides

  May 19, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides’…

  

• DFI Film Review: The Postman (1968)

  May 16, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘The Postman’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: SCRE4M

  May 12, 2011 - BLOG

  I’m going to be honest: I don’t come in to this review as an obj…

  

• DFI Film Review: Flowers of Evil (2010)

  May 10, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Flowers of Evil’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Fast Five

  May 05, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Fast Five’ film review written by James Rawson.

  

• DFI Film Review: Love Hate Love (2011)

  May 02, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Love Hate Love’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Thor

  Apr 28, 2011 - BLOG

  In 2012, Marvel’s plan for global merchandise domination comes t…

  

• DFI Film Review: Cairo Exit (2010)

  Apr 25, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Cairo Exit’ film review written by Reem Saleh.

  

• DFI Film Review: Ironclad

  Apr 21, 2011 - BLOG

  Directed by Jonathan English, Ironclad tells the brutally simple…

  

• DFI Film Review: Israel vs. Israel (2010)

  Apr 21, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Israel vs. Israel’ film review by James Rawson.

  

• DFI Film Review: The Philosopher (2010)

  Apr 18, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘The Philosopher’ film review written by Tarek Abu E…

  

• Largo Winch II: The Burma Conspiracy (2011)

  Apr 14, 2011 - BLOG

  Largo Winch (Tomer Sisley) was happily living in Thailand with h…

  

• DFI Film Review: Grandma, a Thousand Times (2010)

  Apr 11, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Grandma, a Thousand Times’ film review by Reem Sale…

  

• DFI Film Review: Rio - The Movie

  Apr 07, 2011 - BLOG

  Ice age Director Carlos Saldanha must be a proud Brazilian to he…

  

• DFI Film Review: Sucker Punch

  Apr 07, 2011 - BLOG

  I have a confession to make: I am a self-confessed film geek. Ha…

  

• DFI Film Review: Cleopatra (1963)

  Apr 04, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Cleopatra’ film review by James Rawson.

  

• DFI Film Review: Paul

  Mar 31, 2011 - BLOG

  Two English sci-fi fanatics, Clive Gollings (Nick Frost) and Gra…

  

• DFI Film Review: Caramel (2007)

  Mar 28, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Caramel’ film review by Amir Scandar.

  

• DFI Film Review: The Lincoln Lawyer

  Mar 24, 2011 - BLOG

  Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is a lawyer who conducts his b…

  

• DFI Film Review: Social News, and The Social Network (2010)

  Mar 22, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘The Social Network’ film review by Reem Saleh

  

• DFI Film Review: The Adjustment Bureau

  Mar 17, 2011 - BLOG

  David Norris (Matt Damon) is a young diplomat on the verge of wi…

  

• DFI Film Review: A Shibuya Minoru Retrospective

  Mar 15, 2011 - BLOG

  Written by Patricia Donohue

  

• DFI Film Review: Battle: Los Angeles

  Mar 10, 2011 - BLOG

  When ‘Transformers 2’ was released in 2009, it was reportedly th…

  

• DFI Film Review: The Devil's Double (2011)

  Mar 10, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘The Devil’s Double’ film review by Patricia Donohue

  

• DFI Film Review: The Rite (2011)

  Mar 03, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘The Rite’ film review by Reem Saleh

  

• DFI Film Review: Sabeel (2010)

  Feb 24, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Sabeel’ film review by Reem Saleh

  

• DFI Film Review : Coriolanus (2011)

  Feb 16, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Coriolanus’ film review by James Rawson

  

• DFI Film Review : Margin Call (2011)

  Feb 14, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘Margin Call’ film review by James Rawson

  

• DFI Film Review : True Grit (2010)

  Feb 11, 2011 - BLOG

  ‘True Grit’ film review by Reem Saleh

  

• Film Review: “My Name is Ahlam”

  Oct 14, 2010 - BLOG

  Mona Zaher’s thoughts on the film “My Name is Ahlam&…

  

• Film Review: “Budrus”

  Oct 17, 2010 - BLOG

  Mona Zaher shares her thoughts on the film “Budrus”.

  

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