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In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, teenage Nafisa is raised on heroic tales of British colonisers. But when a young businessman arrives from abroad with a new development plan and genetically engineered cotton, Nafisa becomes the centre of a power [... more]
AED 31.50
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A deeply personal portrait of childhood, family fractures, and the fragility of recollection from award-winning filmmaker Sophy Romvari, who drew on her own experiences for her feature debut – a deeply personal portrait of childhood, family fractures, and the fragility [... more]
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A beautiful restoration of this family classic for its 55th anniversary, based on the Roald Dahl book and staring Gene Wilder having a lot of fun with his role as the magical maker of scrumptious sweets. Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum), [... more]
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This epic study of family, love, and betrayal is one of Visconti’s most revered works; it's also one of the defining films of a new realism in Italian cinema, unafraid to confront the hypocrisies of the ruling class, the squalor [... more]
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Another fine Cinema Space choice: winner of a Caméra d’Or Special Mention at Cannes and the 2026 BAFTA award for Outstanding Debut Feature, My Father’s Shadow is a stunning debut for the British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davis Jr. Set in 1993 [... more]
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In conjunction with the NYUAD Art Gallery's current exhibition All Manner of Experiments, the Gallery has organised a special screening of Ilana Navaro's well-regarded documentary exploring how late 19th- and 20th-century artists from the region developed alternative modernities. The film [... more]
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The fifth edition of the Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival, presented with Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, is themed Mend, or رَمِّم in Arabic. In this context, the word considers environmental restoration, from habitat and species recovery to water stewardship [... more]
AED 31.50
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Founded by Emirati filmmaker and curator Nawaf Al Janahi in 2020, Cineolio‘s mission is focused on promoting short films and expanding their audience reach internationally. Its Cinenights screening series presents a diverse selection of short films on the big screen, [... more]
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The original, and possibly the best, of the Star Wars mega-franchise. Written and directed by George Lucas, and featuring one of the most dramatic intros ever, this unmissable adventure introduced a galaxy of cleverly drawn characters – Princess Leia (Carrie [... more]
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A sensitive portrait of an American family and an emotional drama about finding kindred spirits in unexpected places. Bill (David Strathairn, excellent) is a pillar of his Southern community: a business owner, a veteran, and the proud patriarch of an [... more]
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A Studio Ghibli / Hayao Miyazaki classic, and an Academy Award winner – 10-year-old girl wanders into a mysterious world where a witch rules, and those who disobey her are turned into animals. A magical fable about courage, resilience and [... more]
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Animated martial arts fantasy adventure, the twentieth in the Dragon Ball franchise. Goku and Vegeta come face to face with Broly, a Saiyan of overwhelming and untamed power; the three warriors collide in one of the franchise's most explosive battles. [... more]
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Another Studio Ghibli / Hayao Miyazaki classic, a tender, dazzlingly animated tale of friendship and wonder with a magical goldfish princess (Ponyo) who befriends a five-year-old boy on the seashore. Her wish to become human sends her world out of balance [... more]
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The epic finale of the Attack on Titan anime action saga arrives on the big screen for the first time. Eren Yeager unleashes Titans’ power and leads the Colossal Titans toward Marley; former comrades and enemies must unite in a [... more]
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Miyazaki's soaring adventure is a timeless story of friendship, courage and the perils of unchecked power as Sheeta and Pazu are pursued by sky pirates and government agents seeking the crystal that unlocks the legendary floating city Laputa. In Japanese, [... more]
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The second in the original Star Wars trilogy (the third, Return of the Jedi, is coming soon) was directed by Irvin Kershner, who added a bit of depth and emotion to the action in the tragic second act of the [... more]
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Stanley Kramer wasn't afraid to confront social issues considered too controversial for the major studios. In Inherit the Wind he tackled the creationism v evolution debate. Acting legends Spencer Tracy and Fredric March go toe-to-toe in a titanic courtroom battle, [... more]
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A warm coming-of-age story about independence and believing in yourself, from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli: 13-year-old witch leaves home with her talking cat to spend a year training in a seaside town, where she starts a flying delivery service [... more]
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The 15th feature in the One Piece Film series, based on the manga series of the same name. A new adventure begins for Luffy and his crew when mysterious pop superstar Uta unveils her identity — and launches a misguided [... more]
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Founded by Emirati filmmaker and curator Nawaf Al Janahi in 2020, Cineolio exists to promote short films and expand their audience reach internationally. Its Cinenights screening series presents a diverse selection of short films on the big screen, celebrating cinematic [... more]
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SCHLiNGEL is an international film festival for children that has been running since 1996 in Chemnitz, Germany, showcasing the most exciting new productions for young people. This year's Abu Dhabi edition, the third, runs on 21, 23 and 24 October. The [... more]
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SCHLiNGEL is an international film festival for children that has been running since 1996 in Chemnitz, Germany, showcasing the most exciting new productions for young people. The film for 23 Oct is a reprise: A Butterfly's Heart dir Inesa Kurklietytė [... more]
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SCHLiNGEL is an international film festival for children that has been running since 1996 in Germany, showcasing the most exciting new productions for young people. This is the main event of SCHLiNGEL Abu Dhabi, a day of screenings each of [... more]
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The final part of the original Star Wars trilogy, beautifully restored and featuring the whole gang plus some engaging newcomers – like Jabba the Hutt, who has Han Solo in his clutches. That's just the start of an epic conclusion [... more]
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The original wartime weepie, now beautifully restored to give maximum scope to the multi Oscar winner. Humphrey Bogart stars as Rick Blaine, the cynical American owner of a nightclub in Vichy-controlled Casablanca on the eve of war; his one-time love Ilsa Lund [... more]
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Spring 1945 on the German island of Amrum, a remote dot in the North Sea. The front is far away, and 12-year-old Nanning (newcomer Jasper Billerbeck) spends his days working the nearby farm and his nights fishing; despite the hardship, [... more]
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Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual celebration of indie/experimental cinema returns for its ninth edition with a 10-day lineup of films (26 of them) plus talks and artist development programmes. Screenings and events will take place at Mirage City Cinema, SAF’s open-air [... more]
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Full-length Wallace & Gromit action that won Aardman an Oscar for animation. Our plasticine heroes' latest business venture is a humane pest-control outfit called Anti-Pesto, but a mysterious superbunny-shaped beast is decimating the town’s vegetable plots and threatens Lady Tottington’s [... more]
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