List of Jordanian films

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This is an alphabetised list of Films produced in Jordan .

TitleYearDirectorCastGenreNotes
A
Abraham's Odyssey 1998Yehuda YanivDocumentary [1]
C
Captain Abu Raed 2008 Amin Matalqa Nadim Sawalha, Rana Sultan Drama
Cherkess 2010 Mohy Quandour Drama
G
Growing Up in Amman's Suburbia 2006 Hazim Bitar
  • 9-minute short
H
High Heels 2009 Fadi G. Haddad Mouna Moussa, Lara SawalhaBlack Comedy
  • 19-minute short - Best Jordanian Short Film 2009
I
Into the Belly of the Whale 2010 Hazim Bitar
K
al-Khourouj 67 1968
M
Missing 2010 Tariq Rimawi Animation
O
Overdose 2005 Ammar Quttaineh Comedy
  • 12-minute short
Q
Quelques miettes pour les oiseaux 2005Documentary
  • 28-minute short
S
Sera fe Jarash 1956Drama
  • 70-minute
Sharar 2006 Hazim Bitar, Ammar Quttaineh, Saleh Qasem
T
Theeb 2014 Naji Abu Nowar Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat, Hussein Salameh Al-Sweilhiyeen, Hassan Mutlag Al-Maraiyeh, Jack Fox Drama
  • 100-minute feature film. Won Best Director in the Orizzonti (New Horizons) category in the 71st Venice International Film Festival. The Belgrade Victor and Best Script at 43rd Belgrade International Film Festival.
W
Watani habibi 1964
When Monaliza Smiled 2012 Fadi G. Haddad Tahani Salim, Shady Khalaf, Haifa Al-Agha, Nadera Omran, Fuad Shomali, Haider Kfouf, Suha NajjarComedy, Romance [2]
V
View, The 2008 Hazim Bitar and Rifqi Assaf Rabee Zureikat, Kian HattarDrama
  • Winner of Best Short Film at the Abu Dhabi International Film Festival ($75000)
Dajjal: The Slayer and His Followers 2018Rana Abrar3D CharactersAction, Animated, Adventure

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References

  1. Abraham's Odyssey (1998) , retrieved 2017-08-25
  2. When Monaliza Smiled (2012) , retrieved 2017-08-25
  3. Bharadwaj, Vinita (2012-12-19). "Arab Filmmakers Seek Commercial Success". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  4. "Dubai International Film Festival | Films 2012 - Lamma Dehkat Monaliza (when Monaliza Smiled )". Dubai International Film Festival. Retrieved 2017-08-25.