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• Palestine 36 2025 Film DenmarkFranceUnited Kingdom

  Palestine 36.

• Once Upon a Time in Gaza 2025 Film GermanyFrancePalestinian Territories

  The Nasser brothers' new film about life, resistance and joy in Gaza; screened at 2025 festivals.

• Desert Warrior 2025 Film Saudi ArabiaUnited States

  Rupert Wyatt's Saudi-backed epic set in seventh-century Arabia on the eve of Islam, starring Anthony Mackie and Aiysha Hart — among the first major Hollywood-scale productions shot at NEOM.

• The Voice of Hind Rajab 2025 Film FrancePalestinian TerritoriesTunisia

  The Voice of Hind Rajab.

• No Other Land 2024 Documentary NorwayPalestinian Territories

  No Other Land.

• From Ground Zero 2024 Documentary United Arab EmiratesFrancePalestinian Territories

  From Ground Zero.

• The Burdened 2023 Film Saudi ArabiaSudanYemen

  The first Yemeni film at Berlinale: a couple in Aden face a hard decision over an unwanted pregnancy amid war and poverty.

• Four Daughters 2023 Documentary GermanyFranceTunisia

  Kaouther Ben Hania's docudrama on Tunisian mother Olfa Hamrouni, whose two daughters left to join ISIS in Libya — Oscar-nominated for best documentary.

• Inshallah a Boy 2023 Film Jordan

  Amjad Al-Rasheed's Jordanian film about a widow fighting inheritance law to keep her home and daughter; first Jordanian film in Cannes competition.

• Norah 2023 Film Saudi Arabia

  Tawfik Al-Zaidi's Saudi film about a girl in a remote 1990s village dreaming of art; the first Saudi film in Cannes' official competition.

• The Mother of All Lies 2023 Documentary EgyptMoroccoQatar

  The Mother of All Lies.

• Goodbye Julia 2023 Film GermanyEgyptFrance

  Goodbye Julia.

• Bye Bye Tiberias 2023 Documentary BelgiumFrancePalestinian Territories

  Bye Bye Tiberias.

• The Blue Caftan 2022 Film BelgiumDenmarkFrance

  Maryam Touzani's film about a caftan tailor in Salé and his wife Mina; a quiet human drama on love and concealment in Moroccan craft.

• The Swimmers 2022 Film United KingdomUnited States

  Film about Syrian swimmer sisters Yusra and Sara Mardini who crossed the Aegean as refugees then reached the Rio Olympics; a famous refugee drama.

• Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo 2022 Animation CanadaFranceSyria

  Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo.

• Mediterranean Fever 2022 Film SwitzerlandCyprusGermany

  Maha Haj's black comedy about a Palestinian writer in Haifa befriending his thieving neighbour; Cannes screenplay winner.

• Joyland 2022 Film Pakistan

  Saim Sadiq's Cannes-winning film about a Lahore family shaken when the son joins a dance theatre — briefly banned in Pakistan, then released amid religious debate.

• Mat Kilau 2022 Film Malaysia

  A Malaysian epic on the warrior Mat Kilau and the Pahang resistance to British rule in the 1890s — the highest-grossing Malaysian film ever at release.

• Boy from Heaven 2022 Film DenmarkFinlandFrance

  Tarik Saleh's film about an al-Azhar student drawn into a power-and-faith struggle after the Grand Imam's death; Cannes screenplay winner.

• Casablanca Beats 2021 Film FranceMorocco

  Casablanca Beats.

• Amina 2021 Film Nigeria

  Amina.

• Farha 2021 Film JordanPalestinian TerritoriesSweden

  Darin Sallam's film about a Palestinian girl locked in a cellar during the 1948 events; Jordan's Oscar entry, it stirred controversy in Israel.

• Flee 2021 Documentary DenmarkFranceNorway

  Flee.

• Let It Be Morning 2021 Film FranceIsrael

  Let It Be Morning.

• Nussa (film) 2021 Film Indonesia

  Visinema's theatrical film spun off from the Nussa series — the boy competes in a science fair while the family faces life after the father's passing.

• Rehana Maryam Noor 2021 Film Bangladesh

  Rehana Maryam Noor.

• Huda's Salon 2021 Film EgyptNetherlandsPalestinian Territories

  Huda's Salon.

• The Lady of Heaven 2021 Film United Kingdom

  British film about Fatima, daughter of the Prophet; it drew wide controversy and was seen by many Muslims as offensive in its depictions.

• The Gravedigger's Wife 2021 Film GermanyFinlandFrance

  The Gravedigger's Wife.

• Quo Vadis, Aida? 2020 Film AustriaBosnia & HerzegovinaFrance

  Quo Vadis, Aida?.

• The Milkmaid 2020 Film Nigeria

  The Milkmaid.

• Gaza mon amour 2020 Film GermanyFrancePalestinian Territories

  The Nasser brothers' film about an ageing Gaza fisherman who falls in love amid the blockade; Palestine's Oscar entry.

• Limbo 2020 Film United Kingdom

  Quiet British comedy-drama about a Syrian refugee stranded on a Scottish island awaiting asylum; starring Amir El-Masry.

• 200 Meters 2020 Film ItalyJordanPalestinian Territories

  200 Meters.

• Adam 2019 Film BelgiumFranceMorocco

  Adam.

• The Cave 2019 Documentary GermanyDenmarkFrance

  The Cave.

• The Perfect Candidate 2019 Film GermanySaudi Arabia

  Haifaa al-Mansour's film about a Saudi doctor who runs for a municipal council seat in a conservative town.

• The Unknown Saint 2019 Film FranceMorocco

  Alaa Eddine Aljem's Moroccan comedy about a thief who buries his loot in a fake grave that becomes a popular shrine — a wry look at folk religiosity.

• Aladdin 2019 Film United KingdomUnited States

  Aladdin.

• You Will Die at Twenty 2019 Film GermanyEgyptFrance

  You Will Die at Twenty.

• Atlantics 2019 Film BelgiumGermanyFrance

  Atlantics.

• Papicha 2019 Film BelgiumAlgeriaFrance

  Papicha.

• Gully Boy 2019 Film India

  Gully Boy.

• Hala 2019 Film United States

  Film about a Pakistani-American Muslim teenager finding herself between a Muslim home and an American world; an Apple release.

• A Regular Woman 2019 Film Germany

  A Regular Woman.

• It Must Be Heaven 2019 Film CanadaGermanyFrance

  Elia Suleiman's film of travels between Palestine, Paris and New York; a near-silent visual comedy on Palestinian identity.

• One Night in Al-Aqsa 2019 Documentary United Kingdom

  Abrar Hussain's documentary filmed on Laylat al-Qadr inside al-Aqsa — following Palestinian worshippers, guardians and workers through the holiest night of the year.

• For Sama 2019 Documentary United KingdomSyria

  Waad al-Kateab's documentary filmed in besieged Aleppo addressed to her daughter Sama; a human witness of the Syrian war, Oscar-nominated.

• Mosul 2019 Film United States

  The Russo brothers' production on the Iraqi SWAT unit in the battle to retake Mosul from ISIS; starring Suhail Dabbach.

• The Swallows of Kabul 2019 Animation SwitzerlandFranceLuxembourg

  The Swallows of Kabul.

• Zindagi Tamasha 2019 Film Pakistan

  A Pakistani film about a devout naat-reciter shunned after a wedding video of him dancing goes viral — delayed by religious protest, then Pakistan's Oscar submission.

• The Ornament of the World 2019 Documentary United States

  Michael Schwarz's PBS documentary based on Maria Rosa Menocal's book on eight centuries of convivencia in medieval al-Andalus.

• Jinn 2018 Film United States

  Nijla Mu'min's film about an American teenager whose mother converts to Islam, searching for identity between faith, art and love.

• Capernaum 2018 Film CyprusFranceUnited Kingdom

  Capernaum.

• Manto 2018 Film India

  Manto.

• Of Fathers and Sons 2018 Documentary GermanyLebanonQatar

  Of Fathers and Sons.

• Padmaavat 2018 Film India

  Padmaavat.

• The Feeling of Being Watched 2018 Documentary United States

  Assia Boundaoui's documentary uncovering FBI surveillance of her Chicago Muslim neighbourhood in the 1990s and her lawsuit for the files.

• Tel Aviv on Fire 2018 Film BelgiumFranceIsrael

  Comedy about a Palestinian soap writer crossing an Israeli checkpoint who must satisfy an intelligence officer on the ending; festival-winning.

• Damascus Time 2018 Film Iran

  Ebrahim Hatamikia's Iranian film about pilots flying aid into besieged Syria under ISIS attack — a major contemporary Iranian war production.

• Last Men in Aleppo 2017 Documentary DenmarkSyriaTürkiye

  Last Men in Aleppo.

• The Insult 2017 Film FranceLebanon

  Ziad Doueiri's film about a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee whose dispute becomes a national trial reopening civil-war wounds — Lebanon's first Oscar nominee.

• The Big Sick 2017 Film United States

  Kumail Nanjiani's Oscar-nominated romantic comedy about his real-life courtship with Emily Gordon amid a Pakistani-American family's arranged-marriage expectations.

• Insyriated 2017 Film BelgiumFranceLebanon

  Insyriated.

• What Will People Say 2017 Film GermanyDenmarkNorway

  What Will People Say.

• City of Ghosts 2017 Documentary United States

  City of Ghosts.

• Sheikh Jackson 2017 Film Egypt

  Sheikh Jackson.

• Wajib 2017 Film ItalyPalestinian Territories

  Annemarie Jacir's Palestinian film about a father and son delivering wedding invitations in Nazareth; a quiet family drama.

• Watu Wote 2017 Short film GermanyKenya

  Watu Wote.

• One Day in the Haram 2017 Documentary United KingdomSaudi Arabia

  Abrar Hussain's documentary observing a full day in Masjid al-Haram through the eyes of its muezzins, imams, cleaners and guards.

• Ali's Wedding 2017 Film Australia

  Australian film about an Iraqi-origin Muslim youth living a big lie to please his family between an arranged match and true love; a romantic comedy.

• The White Helmets 2016 Documentary United Kingdom

  Documentary on Syrian Civil Defence volunteers rescuing civilians under bombardment in Aleppo; won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short.

• The Sultan and the Saint 2016 Documentary United States

  UPF's docudrama, narrated by Jeremy Irons, on St Francis of Assisi's meeting with Sultan al-Kamil at Damietta in 1219 amid the Fifth Crusade.

• Ali and Nino 2016 Film AzerbaijanUnited Kingdom

  Adaptation of the famous novel: a Muslim Azerbaijani and a Georgian Christian in Baku on the eve of the Russian Revolution.

• Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim 2016 Film Egypt

  Egyptian indie film about a young man convinced his goat carries his dead lover's soul, journeying with his inventor friend; a resonant road comedy.

• Barakah Meets Barakah 2016 Film Saudi Arabia

  Mahmoud Sabbagh's debut — Saudi Arabia's first romantic comedy — about a municipal worker and a social-media celebrity in Jeddah; a gentle push at social boundaries.

• Layla M. 2016 Film Netherlands

  Layla M..

• Mawlana 2016 Film Egypt

  Egyptian film from Ibrahim Issa's novel about a famous TV preacher entangled in power and faith conflicts; starring Amr Saad.

• Mimosas 2016 Film SpainFranceMorocco

  Mimosas.

• Munafik 2016 Film Malaysia

  Munafik.

• Women of the Weeping River 2016 Film Philippines

  Women of the Weeping River.

• Knife in the Clear Water 2016 Film China

  Knife in the Clear Water.

• Aligarh 2015 Film India

  Aligarh.

• Eye in the Sky 2015 Film CanadaUnited KingdomUnited States

  Eye in the Sky.

• Bajirao Mastani 2015 Film India

  Bajirao Mastani.

• Bilal: A New Breed of Hero 2015 Animation United Arab Emirates

  The Emirati animated feature on Bilal ibn Rabah, from enslavement to becoming Islam's first muezzin — the first animated feature of its scale on a Companion.

• Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto 2015 Film Indonesia

  Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto.

• Karbala 2015 Film BulgariaPoland

  Karbala.

• Muhammad: The Messenger of God 2015 Film Iran

  Majid Majidi's Iranian epic about the Prophet's childhood in Mecca; he is shown from behind and in silhouette, never his face. It was planned as the first part of a trilogy.

• Mustang 2015 Film GermanyFranceQatar

  Film about five Turkish sisters facing strict custom in a Black Sea village; Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Film.

• A Sinner in Mecca 2015 Documentary United States

  A Sinner in Mecca.

• He Named Me Malala 2015 Documentary United Arab EmiratesUnited States

  He Named Me Malala.

• 3000 Nights 2015 Film United Arab EmiratesFranceUnited Kingdom

  3000 Nights.

• The Idol 2015 Film United Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomNetherlands

  The Idol.

• The Wanted 18 2014 Documentary CanadaFrancePalestinian Territories

  Palestinian documentary on eighteen cows bought by Beit Sahour townsfolk for food self-sufficiency that became a 'security threat'; a civil-resistance story.

• The Water Diviner 2014 Film AustraliaTürkiyeUnited States

  The Water Diviner.

• Excuse My French 2014 Film Egypt

  Excuse My French.

• Theeb 2014 Film United Arab EmiratesJordanQatar

  Jordanian film about a Bedouin boy lost in the desert during WWI; Jordan's first Oscar nomination.

• Haider 2014 Film India

  Haider.

• Desert Dancer 2014 Film United Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom

  Based on the true story of an Iranian dancer who founded a secret dance group in Tehran despite the ban; starring Reece Ritchie and Freida Pinto.

• Timbuktu 2014 Film FranceMauritania

  Abderrahmane Sissako's Oscar-nominated film on Timbuktu under Ansar Dine's jihadist rule in 2012 — an indictment of violent extremism made from inside Muslim life.

• The Square 2013 Documentary EgyptUnited States

  The Square.

• The Muslims Are Coming! 2013 Documentary United States

  The Muslims Are Coming!.

• The Physician 2013 Film Germany

  Based on Noah Gordon's novel: an English youth travels to 11th-century Isfahan to study medicine under Ibn Sina.

• The Trials of Muhammad Ali 2013 Documentary United States

  The Trials of Muhammad Ali.

• 99 Lights in the European Sky 2013 Film Indonesia

  An Indonesian film following a Muslim couple in Vienna who trace the Islamic heritage of Europe while facing Islamophobia — a major Indonesian box-office success.

• Omar 2013 Film Palestinian Territories

  Hany Abu-Assad's Palestinian film about a young man scaling the separation wall and drawn into the conflict; Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Film.

• The Reluctant Fundamentalist 2012 Film PakistanUnited States

  Mira Nair's adaptation of Mohsin Hamid's novel — a Princeton-educated Pakistani questioned about his path from Wall Street to Lahore after 9/11.

• Innocence of Muslims 2012 Short film United States

  A US short film produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula insulting the Prophet; its trailer ignited protests and attacks across several countries in 2012 and became a legal and diplomatic incident. Indexed as a document of anti-Islam polemics, not endorsed.

• Halima's Path 2012 Film Bosnia & HerzegovinaCroatiaSlovenia

  Halima's Path.

• Fetih 1453 2012 Film Türkiye

  Fetih 1453.

• The Patience Stone 2012 Film AfghanistanGermanyFrance

  The Patience Stone.

• Çanakkale 1915 2012 Film Türkiye

  Çanakkale 1915.

• Horses of God 2012 Film BelgiumFranceMorocco

  Horses of God.

• Shahid 2012 Film India

  Shahid.

• Wadjda 2012 Film GermanySaudi Arabia

  Haifaa al-Mansour's film — the first feature directed by a woman inside Saudi Arabia — about a girl in Riyadh who wants a bicycle; a quiet study of gender and public space.

• Gangs of Wasseypur 2012 Film India

  Gangs of Wasseypur.

• Black Gold 2011 Film FranceQatarTunisia

  Jean-Jacques Annaud's film on the oil struggle among Arabian rulers in the 1930s; a Qatari production based on Hans Ruesch's novel.

• The Source 2011 Film BelgiumFranceMorocco

  Radu Mihaileanu's film about women in a Moroccan village who strike over fetching water; an Arabic social comedy.

• Almanya: Welcome to Germany 2011 Film Germany

  Almanya: Welcome to Germany.

• Asmaa 2011 Film Egypt

  Asmaa.

• Bol 2011 Film Pakistan

  Bol.

• Hafalan Shalat Delisa 2011 Film Indonesia

  Hafalan Shalat Delisa.

• Hür Adam: Bediüzzaman Said Nursi 2011 Film Türkiye

  A Turkish biopic of Bediüzzaman Said Nursi — Kurdish scholar to author of the Risale-i Nur — the largest film about a modern Turkish religious scholar.

• A Separation 2011 Film Iran

  Asghar Farhadi's Oscar-winning film about a Tehran divorce entangled with a religious-legal dispute — Qur'anic oaths and piety at the centre of the moral dilemma.

• 5 Broken Cameras 2011 Documentary FranceIsraelNetherlands

  Emad Burnat's documentary on five years of Bil'in village life under the wall and settlements, told through his broken cameras; Oscar-nominated.

• Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World 2011 Documentary United States

  Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World.

• Mooz-lum 2011 Film United States

  Mooz-lum.

• Koran by Heart 2011 Documentary United KingdomUnited States

  Greg Barker's HBO documentary following three children from Senegal, Tajikistan and the Maldives through Cairo's international Qur'an-memorisation contest.

• Free Men 2011 Film France

  Ismaël Ferroukhi's film on the Grand Mosque of Paris and rector Si Kaddour Benghabrit sheltering Jews under Nazi occupation — a true story of Muslim rescue.

• The 99 2011 Animation United KingdomKuwait

  The animated series based on Naif al-Mutawa's comic of superheroes inspired by the names of God — the first global Muslim superhero franchise.

• Where Do We Go Now? 2011 Film FranceLebanon

  Nadine Labaki's film about a Lebanese village where Muslims and Christians coexist, whose women conspire to head off sectarian violence — Toronto People's Choice winner.

• 678 2010 Film Egypt

  678.

• The Infidel 2010 Film United Kingdom

  The Infidel.

• Four Lions 2010 Film United Kingdom

  Chris Morris's black comedy about an incompetent British jihadist cell — debated at release for mocking the terrorists rather than Muslims.

• Incendies 2010 Film CanadaFrance

  Denis Villeneuve's Oscar-nominated film about Canadian twins returning to their mother's Middle Eastern homeland, uncovering a civil war fought between Muslims and Christians.

• Son of Babylon 2010 Film FranceUnited KingdomIraq

  Mohamed Al-Daradji's Iraqi film about a grandmother and grandson searching for a missing man after Saddam's fall; among Iraq's best-known films.

• My Name Is Khan 2010 Film IndiaUnited States

  Karan Johar's film starring Shah Rukh Khan as a Muslim man with Asperger's who crosses America to tell the president 'my name is Khan and I am not a terrorist' after 9/11.

• Outside the Law 2010 Film BelgiumAlgeriaFrance

  Outside the Law.

• The Kingdom of Solomon 2010 Film Iran

  Shahriar Bahrani's Iranian film on the prophet Solomon's kingdom as told in Islamic sources; Solomon appears on screen per Iranian convention.

• Sang Pencerah 2010 Film Indonesia

  Hanung Bramantyo's film on Ahmad Dahlan, founder of Muhammadiyah, and the early years of Indonesia's Islamic reform movement in Yogyakarta.

• Ajami 2009 Film GermanyIsrael

  Joint Israeli-Palestinian film about Jaffa's Ajami neighbourhood — Muslims, Christians and Jews caught in violence; Oscar-nominated.

• Amreeka 2009 Film United States

  Film about a Palestinian mother and son who emigrate to America and face post-9/11 prejudice; screened at international festivals.

• When Love Glorifies God 2009 Film Indonesia

  The Indonesian adaptation of Habiburrahman El-Shirazy's novel about an al-Azhar student balancing study, love and livelihood in Cairo — a major Indonesian religious hit.

• Perempuan Berkalung Sorban 2009 Film Indonesia

  Perempuan Berkalung Sorban.

• City of Life 2009 Film United Arab Emirates

  City of Life.

• New Muslim Cool 2009 Documentary United States

  A PBS POV documentary on Hamza Pérez, a Puerto Rican-American Muslim rapper, and his family and community life in post-9/11 Pittsburgh.

• A Prophet 2009 Film France

  Jacques Audiard's Cannes Grand Prix winner about a young French-Arab Muslim who rises through the prison underworld.

• London River 2009 Film AlgeriaFranceUnited Kingdom

  London River.

• The Stoning of Soraya M. 2009 Film IranUnited States

  A film dramatising the true account of Soraya Manutchehri, falsely accused of adultery and stoned in an Iranian village — from Freidoune Sahebjam's book.

• Journey to Mecca 2009 Documentary MoroccoSaudi ArabiaUnited States

  An IMAX docudrama dramatising Ibn Battuta's first pilgrimage in 1325, filmed alongside real modern hajj footage inside the Haram.

• Saladin: The Animated Series 2009 Animation Malaysia

  MNC Animation's Malaysian series dramatising Saladin's youth for children, aired on Al Jazeera Children's Channel — among the first animated works on a major Islamic figure.

• Cairo Time 2009 Film CanadaEgyptIreland

  A quiet romantic film about a Canadian journalist in Cairo escorted by an Egyptian guide; a warm portrait of the city.

• Ayat-Ayat Cinta 2008 Film Indonesia

  The Indonesian phenomenon based on Habiburrahman El-Shirazy's novel about a pious Indonesian student at al-Azhar and his loves — it remade Indonesian cinema toward religious romance.

• Firaaq 2008 Film India

  Firaaq.

• Fitna 2008 Short film Netherlands

  Geert Wilders's short film juxtaposing Qur'anic verses with footage of violence; it prompted international condemnation and diplomatic protest. Indexed as a document of anti-Islam polemics, not endorsed.

• Hassan and Marcus 2008 Film Egypt

  Egyptian comedy with Adel Emam and Omar Sharif: a Muslim and a Copt each hiding in the other's faith; a film about national unity.

• Jodhaa Akbar 2008 Film India

  Jodhaa Akbar.

• Traitor 2008 Film United States

  Traitor.

• A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad 2008 Documentary Austria

  Georg Misch's Austrian documentary retracing Leopold Weiss's transformation into Muhammad Asad — Vienna to Jerusalem to Mecca — through his book The Road to Mecca.

• Snow 2008 Film Bosnia & HerzegovinaGermanyFrance

  Snow.

• The Song of Sparrows 2008 Film Iran

  The Song of Sparrows.

• The Kingdom 2007 Film GermanyUnited States

  The Kingdom.

• The Messiah 2007 Film Iran

  Nader Talebzadeh's Iranian film presenting the life of Jesus from the Islamic perspective, including the Muslim account of the crucifixion.

• The Edge of Heaven 2007 Film GermanyItalyTürkiye

  The Edge of Heaven.

• Prince Among Slaves 2007 Documentary United States

  Andrea Kalin's documentary on Abdul Rahman Ibrahima — the Fulani prince enslaved in Mississippi who won back his freedom — from Terry Alford's biography.

• Persepolis 2007 Animation FranceIran

  The French-Iranian animated film of Marjane Satrapi's childhood in revolutionary and post-revolutionary Iran — Oscar-nominated.

• Brick Lane 2007 Film United Kingdom

  Sarah Gavron's adaptation of Monica Ali's novel about a Bangladeshi Muslim wife in London's Brick Lane torn between duty and desire; filming drew community objections.

• Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame 2007 Film FranceIran

  Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame.

• A Jihad for Love 2007 Documentary United KingdomUnited States

  Parvez Sharma's documentary on gay Muslims and their relationship with their faith in twelve countries; controversial, screened at international festivals.

• In the Name of God 2007 Film Pakistan

  Shoaib Mansoor's Pakistani film about two musician brothers pulled apart by militancy and moderation after 9/11 — a major national debate on religion, music and forced marriage.

• Cities of Light: The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain 2007 TV film United States

  Gardner/UPF's PBS documentary on seven centuries of Muslim-Christian-Jewish coexistence in al-Andalus and its end.

• Arranged 2007 Film United States

  American film about the friendship between a veiled Muslim teacher and an Orthodox Jewish teacher in Brooklyn, both facing arranged marriages.

• Caramel 2007 Film FranceLebanon

  Caramel.

• Rendition 2007 Film United States

  Rendition.

• The Band's Visit 2007 Film FranceIsraelUnited States

  The Band's Visit.

• Reel Bad Arabs 2006 Documentary United States

  The Media Education Foundation documentary built on Jack Shaheen's book documenting Hollywood's stereotyped portrayal of Arabs and Muslims across a thousand films.

• Offside 2006 Film Iran

  Jafar Panahi's film about Iranian girls trying to enter a stadium closed to women; Silver Bear winner at Berlinale.

• Days of Glory 2006 Film BelgiumAlgeriaFrance

  Days of Glory.

• Times and Winds 2006 Film Türkiye

  Reha Erdem's film about three children in an Anatolian village whose days are structured by the five prayer times — a landmark portrayal of rural worship.

• The Yacoubian Building 2006 Film Egypt

  Egyptian film from Alaa Al Aswany's novel: residents of a downtown Cairo building amid power, faith and sexuality; among the most influential Egyptian films of the century.

• Grbavica 2006 Film AustriaBosnia & HerzegovinaGermany

  Grbavica.

• Takva: A Man's Fear of God 2006 Film GermanyTürkiye

  A Turkish–German film about a devout doorkeeper hired to collect money for a Sufi order, whose piety is shaken by wealth and power — a study of religion and modern life.

• Paradise Now 2005 Film GermanyFranceNetherlands

  Hany Abu-Assad's Oscar-nominated film about two Palestinian friends in Nablus recruited for a mission inside Israel — a debated moral drama.

• Bab'Aziz 2005 Film Tunisia

  Nacer Khemir's Tunisian film about a Sufi dervish crossing the desert to a gathering; the best-known Arab Sufi film, dedicated to depicting Islam's spirit.

• Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West 2005 Documentary United States

  Raphael Shore's US documentary framing political Islam as an existential threat to the West; mass-distributed free and widely criticised for conflating jihadism with Islam.

• When the Moors Ruled in Europe 2005 Documentary United Kingdom

  Bettany Hughes's Channel 4 documentary on the Islamic civilisation of al-Andalus and its influence on Europe.

• Kingdom of Heaven 2005 Film GermanySpainUnited Kingdom

  Ridley Scott's epic about Balian of Ibelin and the defence of Jerusalem in 1187; Saladin is a major, dignified character and the film's portrayal of the Crusades has been widely discussed.

• Black Friday 2004 Film India

  Black Friday.

• The Lizard 2004 Film Iran

  The Lizard.

• The Great Journey 2004 Film FranceMorocco

  Ismaël Ferroukhi's film about a Moroccan father who makes his French son drive him from France to Mecca for the hajj — the classic fictional hajj road movie.

• Turtles Can Fly 2004 Film FranceIraqIran

  Turtles Can Fly.

• Submission 2004 Short film Netherlands

  Theo van Gogh and Ayaan Hirsi Ali's short film criticising the treatment of women under Islam; van Gogh was assassinated months after its broadcast.

• Moolaadé 2004 Film Burkina FasoCameroonFrance

  Moolaadé.

• Head-On 2004 Film GermanyTürkiye

  Head-On.

• Veer-Zaara 2004 Film India

  Veer-Zaara.

• Yasmin 2004 Film United Kingdom

  Yasmin.

• Inside Mecca 2003 Documentary United States

  A National Geographic documentary following pilgrims from three continents through the hajj inside Mecca, with background on the Kaaba and the rites.

• At Five in the Afternoon 2003 Film FranceIran

  At Five in the Afternoon.

• Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 2003 Animation United States

  Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas.

• Osama 2003 Film AfghanistanIran

  Siddiq Barmak's film — the first Afghan feature after the Taliban — about a girl disguised as a boy named Osama to feed her family; Golden Globe winner.

• Abouna 2002 Film FranceNetherlandsChad

  Abouna.

• Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet 2002 Documentary United States

  A UPF documentary broadcast on PBS that interweaves the Prophet's biography with the lives of contemporary American Muslims.

• Muhammad: The Last Prophet 2002 Animation United States

  An American animated feature about the Prophet's mission and the rise of Islam in Mecca, produced by Badr International; the Prophet is neither shown nor heard.

• Rachida 2002 Film Algeria

  Rachida.

• The Clay Bird 2002 Film BangladeshFrancePakistan

  The Clay Bird.

• Ali 2001 Film United States

  Michael Mann's biopic with Will Smith as Muhammad Ali — from his conversion to the Nation of Islam to the title fights and the Vietnam refusal; Smith was Oscar-nominated.

• Baran 2001 Film Iran

  Majid Majidi's film about an Iranian construction worker who discovers his co-worker is an Afghan girl in disguise; one of his Afghan-refugee works.

• Kandahar 2001 Film FranceIran

  Mohsen Makhmalbaf's film about an Afghan-Canadian journalist travelling to Kandahar to save her sister under Taliban rule; a landmark pre-2001 film on Afghanistan.

• Saint Mary 2001 Film Iran

  Shahriar Bahrani's Iranian film about Maryam daughter of Imran and the birth of Jesus, told from the Qur'anic and Islamic tradition.

• The Circle 2000 Film SwitzerlandIranItaly

  The Circle.

• Rules of Engagement 2000 Film GermanyUnited KingdomUnited States

  Rules of Engagement.

• The Day I Became a Woman 2000 Film Iran

  Marzieh Meshkini's Iranian film: three stories of Iranian women at three ages; among the best-known Iranian films on women.

• The 13th Warrior 1999 Film United States

  John McTiernan's adventure film starring Antonio Banderas as Ahmad ibn Fadlan, the Abbasid envoy thrown in with Viking warriors — adapted from Crichton's novel drawn on Ibn Fadlan's risala.

• East Is East 1999 Film United Kingdom

  East Is East.

• The Color of Paradise 1999 Film Iran

  Majid Majidi's film about a blind boy in Iran and his ties to father and grandmother; a warm classic of Iranian cinema.

• The Siege 1998 Film United States

  The Siege.

• West Beirut 1998 Film BelgiumGermanyFrance

  West Beirut.

• Destiny 1997 Film EgyptFrance

  Youssef Chahine's film about Ibn Rushd in Almohad Cordoba on the eve of the burning of his books — a deliberate parallel with 1990s Egypt and religious militancy.

• Children of Heaven 1997 Film Iran

  Majid Majidi's Iranian film about two poor Tehran children sharing one pair of shoes; among the best-known Iranian films, Oscar-nominated.

• My Son the Fanatic 1997 Film United Kingdom

  My Son the Fanatic.

• Leila 1997 Film Iran

  Leila.

• Taste of Cherry 1997 Film Iran

  Abbas Kiarostami's Palme d'Or winner about a Tehran man seeking someone to bury him if he dies by suicide — its dialogues turn on Islamic arguments over life and death.

• The White Balloon 1995 Film Iran

  The White Balloon.

• The Emigrant 1994 Film EgyptFrance

  Youssef Chahine's retelling of the Joseph story set in ancient Egypt; its release sparked a legal battle in Egypt over depicting Qur'anic prophets on screen.

• Mammo 1994 Film India

  Mammo.

• Guelwaar 1993 Film Senegal

  Guelwaar.

• Aladdin 1992 Animation United States

  Aladdin.

• Malcolm X 1992 Film United States

  Spike Lee's epic biopic starring Denzel Washington — Malcolm X's journey from crime to the Nation of Islam to Sunni Islam after the hajj.

• Not Without My Daughter 1991 Film United States

  The film of Betty Mahmoody's memoir — an American mother escaping Iran with her daughter; the most-watched US film about Iran and long debated for its portrayal of Muslim Iranians.

• Muslim Magnum .357 1986 Film Philippines

  Muslim Magnum.357.

• Nikaah 1982 Film India

  B.R. Chopra's Hindi film about a wife divorced by triple talaq in a moment of anger — it sparked a national debate in India on Islamic divorce.

• Al-Qadisiyya 1981 Film Egypt

  Salah Abu Seif's Egyptian epic on the Battle of al-Qadisiyya and the fall of the Sasanian empire — a classic of Egyptian conquest-era drama.

• Lion of the Desert 1981 Film LibyaUnited States

  Moustapha Akkad's film starring Anthony Quinn as the Libyan resistance leader Omar al-Mukhtar; banned in Italy for decades for its depiction of the fascist campaign.

• Midnight Express 1978 Film United KingdomUnited States

  Midnight Express.

• Ceddo 1977 Film Senegal

  Ceddo.

• Ceddo 1977 Film Senegal

  Ousmane Sembène's Senegalese classic about a village resisting Islam, Christianity and colonialism alike — a pillar of African cinema portraying Islam's arrival with a critical eye.

• The Message 1976 Film United KingdomKuwaitLebanon

  An epic film on the birth of Islam directed and produced by Moustapha Akkad, shot in Morocco and Libya in separate Arabic and English versions with different casts, and first shown in London on 29 July 1976 as Mohammad, Messenger of God before being retitled The Message; the Prophet is never seen or heard, Maurice Jarre's score was nominated for an Oscar, and the film was long banned in Egypt, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

• Omar Gatlato 1976 Film Algeria

  Omar Gatlato.

• The Wedding of Zein 1976 Film KuwaitSudan

  The Wedding of Zein.

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