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Psychic in the Suburbs

1973

South AfricaAfrikaans

Foreigner's God · 2022

NigeriaEnglish

A Woman for Love · 1974

Egypt

Bush Mama · 1979

Ethiopia

Don't Ask Me Who I Am · 1984

Egypt

Making Of · 2006

TunisiaArabic

Bayn Narayn · 1945

EgyptArabic

Group of Teeneagers · 1973

EgyptArabic

The Bad Guys · 1970

EgyptArabic

The Letter · 2019

Kenya

Enough is Enough · 2026

Democratic Republic of the CongoFrench

Alkhataya · 1962

Egypt

Coming from Insanity · 2019

Nigeria

131 Hard Works · 1993

EgyptArabic

Mind Your Own Business · 2007

EgyptArabic

Gold · FESPACO 1981

Djeli, a Modern Tale · 1981

Ivory Coast

Daqet Qalb · 1976

Egypt

Flight 404 · 2024

Egypt

The Wife of an Important Man · 1988

EgyptArabic

Beit al-qadi · 1984

Egypt

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