The Kuwaiti film industry produced over five feature films in 2014. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by Kuwait. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2014.
Also included is an overview of the major events in Kuwaiti film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received, both critically and financially.
Opening | Title | Cast and Crew | Studio | Genre(s) | Ref. | |
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F E B R U A R Y | 9 | History of Fear | Director: Benjamín Naishtat Cast: Jonathan Da Rosa | Drama | [1] | |
S E P T E M B E R | 4 | Theeb | Director: Naji Abu Nowar Cast: Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat | Film Movement | Drama | [2] |
The Valley | Director: Ghassan Salhab Cast: Carol Abboud | Drama | [3] | |||
Title | Director | Release Date | Genre |
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090 | Meshari Al-Huraibi | 31 December 2014 (Kuwait) | Drama |
Alisa Khatafha Jamil | Abdullah Al-Salman | 15 May 2014 (Kuwait) | Comedy |
Songs of Freedom and Exile | Mohamed Issa | 2014 (Qatar) | |
The Narrow Frame of Midnight | Tala Hadid | September 2014 (Canada) | Drama |
Airlift is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language thriller drama film directed by Raja Krishna Menon starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur, that follows Ranjit Katyal, a Kuwait-based businessman as he carries out the evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein's Iraq which lead to the beginning of the Gulf War. The film was jointly produced by Abundantia Entertainment, Cape of Good Films, Emmay Entertainment, Hari Om Entertainment, T-Series and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures on a total budget of ₹320 million. The plot is adapted from real life story of a Kuwait-based Malayali businessman Mathunny Mathews.