Movies by Hiam Abbass
![Insidious: The Red Door](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/d07phJqCx6z5wILDYqkyraorDPi.jpg)
Insidious: The Red Door
To put their demons to rest once and for all, Josh Lambert and a college-aged Dalton Lambert must go deeper into The Further than ever before, facing their family's dark past and a host of new and more horrifying terrors that lurk behind the red door.
![Hellraiser](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/f9ZAIUxTTk23vo1BC9Ur1Rx5c2E.jpg)
Hellraiser
A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.
![The Nativity Story](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/vB55RLWmO2NYdGwL0XG30769cPO.jpg)
The Nativity Story
Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.
![In Vitro](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ekYq0iu3YT41mS7KI0qSSU7pAfq.jpg)
In Vitro
Decades after an eco-disaster engulfs the biblical city of Bethlehem, two scientists from different generations discuss memory, exile and nostalgia in this symbolic speculative fiction.
![Paradise Now](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qWZkYa8VdcDZk8uzRB2PfhpM9IL.jpg)
Paradise Now
Two childhood friends are recruited for a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
![Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ezkzULav0JxvLS5JOnQcjbUmfWO.jpg)
Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
Raised on tales of a Djinn fairy princess, Azur, a young Frenchman goes to North Africa in search of the sprite, only to discover that his close childhood friend, Asmar, an Arab youth whose mother raised both boys also seeks the genie.
![The Source](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/s6aeswUubPwVtWFnVcaClS6980q.jpg)
The Source
A comedy/drama set in a village and centered on a battle of the sexes, where women threaten to withhold sexual favours as long as the men refuse to install a water pipe.
![Conversations with My Gardener](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/q3xyafrkgnAv0ErKJacHE5MA6ef.jpg)
Conversations with My Gardener
A successful artist, weary of Parisian life and on the verge of divorce, returns to the country to live in his childhood house. He needs someone to make a real vegetable garden again out of the wilderness it has become. The gardener happens to be a former schoolfriend. A warm, fruitful conversation starts between the two men.
![The Sense of Wonder](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jyZgRInIz636h66AViMIvmYJnQJ.jpg)
The Sense of Wonder
Louise, a widow with two children, almost crushes a stranger with her car. She takes care of him, even if he's not really wounded. It turns out that he has mental disorders and that they can help each other much more than they thought.
![Human Zoo](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6Ng6wnjhW1AiDNikNqHtoisNfoV.jpg)
Human Zoo
In Marseille, the young Serbian-Albanian Adria Shala is an illegal immigrant traumatized by her past. Every now and then Adria recalls her life in Kosovo, when she was saved from rape by a deserter called Srdjan Vasiljevic in 1999. They move to Belgrade where Srdjan becomes a gangster, dealing weapons and becoming an assassin. Adria learns how to shoot and helps Srdjan with his work at first, becoming his mistress later.
![Tar Angel](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/rl2ifsN1accDbno9uRX4b8AuI9D.jpg)
Tar Angel
Newly-arrived Ahmed tries to integrate his family to the canadian society, while attempting to control his son's life orientation.
Nothing Escapes My Eyes
"Nothing Escapes My Eyes" is about a silent transformation of a place and a human being. Inspired by the texts of Edward W. Said, the poems of Mahmoud Darwish and Verdi’s opera Aida, the film depicts in a metaphoric form current issues of cultural identity, loss and the pressures to conform. With no dialogue, the film is backed by a musical excerpt from Aida whose lyrics express the difficulties of being loyal to one’s country and cultural identity. The personal and urban transformation tackles on issues of identity, loss and disorientation ...
![Gaza Mon Amour](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8vXXIAtw1F2Fpi5MRsG1wdgVa6c.jpg)
Gaza Mon Amour
In Gaza, 60-year-old fisherman Issa has been secretly in love with Siham, a widow who works at the market. One day, the discovery of an ancient phallic statue of Apollo in his fishing net changes his life. With newfound confidence, he decides to approach Siham but problems arise when authorities become involved with this mysterious and potent treasure.
![We Need a Vacation](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/klzjpkV13ESlnueZmSHiLgL4c0i.jpg)
We Need a Vacation
It is the end of the school year for the children of a dormitory town. Most of them leave the place for a vacation with their parents but not Lucien and Adama whose parents can't afford the expense. While the big brothers of the housing estate are busy breaking the law Lulu and Adama manage to sneak into their neighbors' trailer. The two stowaways are elated until they reach their destination: a nudist camp...!
![Sofa So Good](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kRGFmKJfjSXa6CtPPXxndrKzpKo.jpg)
Sofa So Good
In the streets of New York, a young woman is relentlessly, stubbornly and desperately looking for a sofa. This is a funny story with some touching moments about holding on and letting go.
![Foreign Body](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1Hz8goVTAGs6FbaKK0CbC29LJfI.jpg)
Foreign Body
In the turbulent aftermath of the Tunisian revolution, young Samia flees her homeland. She braves hostile seas in the crossing to France, but once there she finds that her struggles have only just begun. With no friends, no family, and — most crucially — no immigration papers, Samia has to figure out how to make a life and a living in a foreign land. She meets a young man, Imed, and soon finds work in the employ of the elegant Leila. But her presence in Leila's middle-class household triggers a shift in its dynamics, and soon Samia is enmesh...
![May in the Summer](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8RwU8HfoQ4xEauFgC9DJD7QsO9t.jpg)
May in the Summer
A bride-to-be is forced to reevaluate her life when she reunites with her family in Jordan and finds herself confronted with the aftermath of her parents’ divorce.
![Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dEh3bmfJUoqwYXehoOSEdEFK8c6.jpg)
Nasser's Republic: The Making of Modern Egypt
In 1952 a young Egyptian colonel named Gamal Abdel Nasser led a coup that became a revolution, winning the support of millions of his countrymen. Over the next 18 years he challenged Western hegemony abroad, confronted Islamism at home, established the region’s first military authoritarian regime, and faced deep divisions among the Arabs.
![Nadia and Sarra](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8ThdkCDAPisyEXCHGzOpK5Vkgiy.jpg)
Nadia and Sarra
Nadia is a 45 year old female professor at the University of Tunis. She is married and has a daughter of 18, Sarra. For some time, Nadia has problems in her marriage also symptoms of menopause are inseparable. The physical and psychological state deteriorates inexorably Nadia.
![Free Zone](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ud4A2xRAa6j92dTuOy2B2Glv5xY.jpg)
Free Zone
Rebecca, an American who has been living in Jerusalem for a few months now, has just broken off her engagement. She gets into a cab driven by Hanna, an Israeli. But Hanna is on her way to Jordan, to the Free Zone, to pick up a large sum of money.