Summer Foreign Film Challenge

Take the plunge, now that our foreign films are arranged by country of origin, come and browse the collection and check a few out. One patron I met has started with the Albanian films and hopes to make her way through the entire list. I thought it was a good idea, so I borrowed it. So for those of you that are up for the challenge, here are the Arabic films that were well reviewed. (they were given a 7 or better on imdb.com) Be on the lookout for the next installment which will include Armenian, Bengali and Chinese.

Omar 
A young Palestinian freedom fighter agrees to work as an informant after he's tricked into an admission of guilt by association in the wake of an Israeli soldier's killing.

Wadjda
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.

Where do we go now?
A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village.

Ajami
Ajami is the religiously mixed community of Muslims and Christians in Tel Aviv. Here are five stories about the everyday life in Ajami.