Mena films submitted for Oscars 2023 - in pictures
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Thirteen films from and about the Mena region submitted in the Best International Feature category for the 95th Academy Awards reveal a diverse range of stories. -
Under the Fig Trees from Tunisia is directed by Erige Sehiri -
Mediterranean Fever from Palestine is directed by Maha Haj -
Our Brothers from Algeria is directed by Rachid Bouchareb -
Memory Box from Lebanon is directed by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige -
Farha from Jordan is directed by Darin J. Sallam -
Cinema Sabaya from Israel is directed by Orit Fouks Rotem -
World War III from Iran is directed by Houman Seyyedi -
The Blue Caftan from Morocco is directed by Maryam Touzani -
The Exam from Iraq is directed by Shawkat Amin Korki -
Raven Song from Saudi Arabia is directed by Mohamed Al-Salman -
Boy from Heaven is being submitted by Sweden and is directed by Swedish-Egyptian director Tarik Saleh -
Holy Spider is an Iranian language film directed by Ali Abbasi and submitted by Denmark -
Winners by British-Iranian director and writer Hassan Nazer is the UK's official submission
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