When tasked by officials to pursue entry into the 1981 FIFA Youth World Championships in Australia, Evaristo finds himself in the position of building a team from scratch. After initial doubt, Evaristo’s outlook changes once he starts scouting for talent on the dirt-covered streets of Doha. After handpicking a squad of misfits, they embark on a journey of various training camps. There, the team learns to adhere to Evaristo’s method of the off-side trap and counterattack. The side qualifies and even prevails in the first round of the tournament, only to realize that they will play against the tournament favourites, Brazil and England. Through determination, skill, and strategy, Evaristo leads the Qatari team to an unprecedented final. They are defeated, but return as heroes, winning the hearts and minds of Qatari citizens and football fans around the world.
Taking place in Qatar 150 years into the future, Jassim Mohammed, driven by revenge since the age of 12 for the murder of his brother, joins the police force to find the killer and get the justice he deserves. The killer is known as “Sinan”, but no one knows who he really is, to the point where he is considered a myth in the force. In Jassim’s pursuit of the killer, he is blinded by vengeance and makes a mistake that could have cost his squad their lives and damages his career. Jassim is now forced to join a team that’s headed by the first female detective in Qatar’s history, Fatima Jassim. Since both Fatima and Jassim need to prove their worth, they pursue the case of the mysterious ancient killer with the help of another mysterious hacker, Qnix. Eventually, they encounter Sinan and realize they need a bigger team with a unique set of skills in order to destroy Sinan once and for all.
‘Badr on the Moon’ follows Badr, a curious young boy living with his parents on a moon colony. His daily adventures are shared with an inquisitive robot sidekick. Together, they explore Earth through their giant telescope, uncovering mysteries and answering questions that arise during their discoveries. But that’s not all! Badr’s circle of friends extends beyond Earth. Aliens from distant planets visit him regularly, joining in their escapades. These extraterrestrial pals play, learn, and share knowledge with Badr, making each encounter a delightful learning experience. In each episode, a seemingly simple event on the moon sets the stage for an interplanetary quest. Badr and his friends collaborate to find solutions, often involving Earth-based knowledge. Along the way, they tackle important topics such as recycling, energy conservation, and cutting-edge technology. ‘Badr on the Moon’ is a captivating blend of adventure, education, and fun. Young viewers will not only enjoy the thrilling lunar quests but also gain valuable insights into science, environmental awareness, and teamwork. Targeting preschoolers aged 2-5 years old, this animated series consists of 13 episodes, each approximately 4 minutes in duration, offering engaging storylines, character development, and educational content while keeping young viewers’ attention.
Khalifa and Nasser are two cousins who have one bonding ritual: they camp out every weekend at the Inland Sea; scouring the desert, day and night, acting as a rescue team for anyone in need of help. When they come across an old four-wheel drive nestled deep beneath a dune with screams echoing out of it, the duo finds themselves becoming more of a source of trouble than a source of help. What begins as a rescue mission to save a woman’s life spirals into a dangerous feat of survival that will change the lives of everyone involved.
In the state TV control room, the technical team is preparing for what is arguably the most important speech ever transmitted there: Hosni Mubarak’s address to the Tahrir Square demonstrators on January 25, 2011.
Zouzou is a marine bioengineer living in Trouville, a seaside city near Oran. She is conducting crucial research into the disappearance of sardines in Algeria. Like many single Algerian women, she still lives with her parents, who believe she can only leave their house for her husband's home. Zouzou is the only single and virgin woman in her family, under immense pressure. For months, she has secretly prepared for her first departure abroad. She will leave on a boat with a team of international researchers to follow the course of the sardines and uncover why they have disappeared from the Algerian coast. Zouzou must fly to Marseille the day after her younger sister Inès's wedding to board the ship, which will tour the Mediterranean Sea, cross the Atlantic Ocean, and the Indian Ocean to South Africa. Zouzou had planned this expedition with her colleague and best friend, Warda. However, Warda couldn't obtain her visa, leaving Zouzou to face her clumsiness and lies alone, testing her bonds with her family and her only friend. Naima, Zouzou's mother, obsessively reminds her of her single status. As a professional legal expert, she comments on her daughter's every move. Her father, Hakim, a professional fishmonger, is greatly impacted by the sardine disappearance and is convinced it's due to extreme heat and drought. Inès is focused on her wedding and upcoming move to Algiers, unaware of Zouzou's secret plans. At home, Zouzou struggles to assert herself, often retreating into daydreams manifested as cartoons, which act as a shield against her oppressive reality. Meeting Nadia, a psychologist turned hairdresser known for her advice and perms, shakes Zouzou and forces her to confront her family and anxieties. In Nadia's salon, Zouzou meets other women who struggle to assert their truth, inspiring her to find the courage to face herself. Zouzou's days are short due to a curfew requiring her to return home before sunset. Following Nadia's advice, Zouzou begins filming people in the street, asking questions that obsess her and prevent her from being herself, continuing this work up to the family home. Will Zouzou be able to tell her family about her departure and the real reasons behind it? The worst would be to reveal it on the wedding day...
Suada is a girl with a dream of becoming a ballerina, while Dzemaludin is a boy infatuated with football. They grow up parallelly, their ambitious pursuits in life mirroring each other. Not long afterwards, at a party in Sarajevo, Suada and Dzemaludin meet, falling for each other instantly. Soon they welcome children, and Suada takes on motherhood as Dzemaludin continues to excel as a football player. Trouble creeps in with the 1990s, which sees a devastating war in Bosnia. Dzemaludin leads Qatar’s national football team, so Suada is left to confront the disintegration of her country via TV. Suada is relentless in persuading Dzemaludin to go back to Sarajevo with her and their children. Eventually, they again move back to Qatar, where Dzemaludin takes his old job back, and under his coaching, Qatar takes gold at the Asian Games in 2006. Dzemaludin and Suada, now old and weak, from a hill above Sarajevo, look upon their beloved city suffocating in smog and a pandemic. In the final scene of the film, we see Dzemaludin at the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. As he stands there alone, he misses one person by his side to share this moment with.
Filmed over five years, 'Freedom Fields' follows three women and their football team in post-revolution Libya, as the country descends into civil war and the utopian hopes of the Arab Spring begin to fade. Through the eyes of these accidental activists, we see the reality of a country in transition, where the personal stories of love and aspirations collide with history. An intimate film about hope, struggle and sacrifice in a land where dreams seem a luxury. A love letter to sisterhood and the power of a team.
Kadir is released after a 15-year prison term and goes in search of his younger brother Ahmet. Meanwhile, Istanbul is in the grip of political violence. Hamza, a high-ranking police officer, helps Kadir find a job as an informant. He collects garbage, checking to see whether it contains material related to bomb-making. Ahmet works at the municipality as part of a team responsible for destroying stray dogs. When Ahmet shuts himself up in his house to care for a wounded dog, Kadir thinks he is being threatened by terrorists. Kadir relays his concern to Hamza, who sends the police to investigate.
‘Froth’ depicts the customs and everyday life on the coast of the Barents Sea. At the heart of the narrative are the stories of three ordinary people. Bardak is a salty old sea dog, who after taking his pension opts to see out his years with hard work in an abandoned village on the very edge of the world. Sasha and his team of self-taught divers have taken the initiative to raise World War II shipwrecks, which the experts consider to be outside the realms of possibility. Young poacher Dima, whose sense of adventure and recklessness have earned him the nickname “Catastrophe”, manages to evade capture and read his daughter a fairy-tale all in one evening. The characters are united by an incredible blend of humility, inherent rebelliousness, a very specific moral code, and attitude towards life. Nowhere except for these hills and severe sea can they find peace, while they hustle through the days and the waves making froth.
Surrounded by sounds from a jungle-like garden, a woman inhabits the gloom of her bedroom, covering her body in roots. Her name is Celsa; she is 70 years old and lives immersed in her garden's vegetation, seeking remedies that will soothe her pain, the oblivion, and her recent past. A past stained by the confinement and torture she endured 45 years ago during the military dictatorship in Paraguay. From the intimacy of her plants and treasured files, Celsa keeps a wish alive—to heal her memories and get stronger while living in a present where the dictatorship's echoes reverberate and threaten to reinstate fear.
Celsa collects, grinds and soaks her seeds, sprouts and leaves. She evokes the pain again, palpating her muscles, feeling her skin. But in that atmosphere, loaded with steam and kitchen utensils, the sound of the rooms is suddenly interrupted by voices that fill the spaces of the house with news of the present. Speeches defending Stroessner's dictatorship and State terrorism resound. Obscurity threatens healing, both Celsa's and that of a people subjected to imposed oblivion. As night falls in the wooded garden, a breeze blows through, relieving and fusing itself with old tapes. On wet land, Celsa holds her body amid plants and roots, insisting on encountering herself and her own pain.
Basketball, one of the oldest and most popular games among Somali women, is now an endangered sport. This highly visual, character-driven portrait of the Somali Women’s National Basketball Team takes viewers on an immersive journey from Mogadishu to the Somali diaspora communities of Minneapolis and Toronto. The ‘Nation’s Hope’ filmmakers were embedded within the team throughout its troubled 2016-2017 season, which is viewed through the eyes of coach Suad Galow and several Mogadishu-based players. The film illuminates the power of basketball, a once-beloved Somali national sport, to reunite and re-inspire a nation fractured by 27 years of civil war. In a country where strict gender roles and Islamic tenets increasingly restrict women’s rights, this team personifies the hopes and aspirations of generations of Somali women.