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Muslim International Film Festival · 2026

Muslim International Film Festival 2026

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7 films · 3 reviews

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Birds Of War

The love story of a London-based Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist and cameraman as told through 13 years of personal archives across revolutions, war, and exile.

(Country: United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon; Year: 2026; Director: Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak)

Ghost School

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Arsalan really does have something special.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
Rabia, a ten-year-old Pakistani girl, sets out to find why her only school in the village is closed.

(Country: Pakistan; Year: 2025; Director: Seemab Gul; Writer: Seemab Gul; Stars: Adnan Shah Tipu, Tariq Raja, Adnan Shah, Nazualia Arsalan, Kehan Naqvi, Vajdaan Shah)

Full review See: Interview with Seemab Gul about Ghost School

Hijra

Three generations of Saudi women share a journey across the desert to Mecca. When the eldest granddaughter disappears, the grandmother travels to the north in search of the missing teenager.

(Country: Ameen, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, UK; Year: 2025; Director: Shahad Ameen; Writer: Shahad Ameen; Stars: Lamar Faden, Khairia Nazmi, Nawaf Al Dhufairi, Baraa Alem, Lana Komsany)

Human Tide

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[David Andrew Ward's] interest is very much on the spiritual side, and here he is aided by Ryan Al Bishri’s sublime cinematography, especially in capturing those aspects of the landscape around Mecca which truly feel eternal.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
Each year, millions of Muslims embark on the sacred pilgrimage of Hajj. This documentary provides an intimate look at this spiritual journey through the eyes of six diverse groups of pilgrims.

(Country: Saudi Arabia; Year: 2025; Director: David Andrew Ward)

Full review See: Interview with David Andrew Ward about Human Tide

Ish

A racially profiled police stop-and-search sets two best friends on a collision course

(Country: UK; Year: 2025; Director: Imran Perretta; Writer: Imran Perretta, Enda Walsh; Stars: Farhan Hasnat, Yahya Kitana, Sudha Bhuchar)

Once Upon A Time In Gaza

Gaza, 2007. Yahya, a young student, forges a friendship with Osama, a charismatic restaurant owner with a big heart. Together, they start peddling drugs while delivering falafel sandwiches, but they are soon forced to grapple with a corrupt cop and his oversized ego.

(Country: France, Palestine, Germany, Portugal; Year: 2025; Director: Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser; Stars: Majd Eid, Nader Abd Alhay, Ramzi Maqdisi)

Roqia

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Supernatural possession is closely intertwined with the idea of radicalisation, evil jinn with distorted ideology.

Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
After a car crash, a man returns home to his family with his face covered in bandages, suffering from amnesia. As mysterious and threatening events accumulate, he fears that he is possessed.

(Country: France, Algeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia; Year: 2025; Director: Yanis Koussim)

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