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20 films to catch at Dubai Film Festival
Dubai film Festival is back! This year the line-up of films is as diverse as ever, with fantastic films being showcased from all corners of the world.
Thursday, December 8
Their Finest
When: 9.30pm
Where: Madinat Arena
What: Lone Scherfig’s lavish British romantic comedy about making a patriotic film in the 1940s. Starring Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy.
Blessed Benefit
When: December 9, 6.45pm
Where: Vox, Mall of the Emirates
What: In Blessed Benefit, the multi-award-winning director Mahmoud Al Massad turns his unique perspective away from documentary and towards fictional drama in this account of a man who sees prison in Jordan as liberation.
Still Burning
When: December 9, 9.45pm
Where: Madinat Theatre
What: A reunion between Andre, a Lebanese filmmaker, and Walid, a dear friend from his youth, brings up dark issues from the past.
Saturday, December 10
La La Land
When: 2pm
Where: Madinat Arena
What: The dazzling romantic musical comedy-drama about making it in Hollywood starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.
The Preacher
When: 6pm
Where: Madinat Arena
What: World premiere of provocative Egyptian drama from Magdy Ahmed Aly about a young sheikh who becomes a celebrity on religious TV.
Sunday, December 11
Manchester By The Sea
When: 2pm
Where: Madinat Arena
What: Highly acclaimed American drama starring Casey Affleck as a janitor returning to his smalltown Massachusetts home to care for his nephew.
Solitaire
When: 6pm
Where: Madinat Arena
What: The world premiere of the Lebanese comedy from director Sophie Boutros and starring Julia Kassar, Ali El Khalil and Bassam Koussa.
Monday, December 12
Nocturnal Animals
When: 9.30pm
Where: Madinat Arena
What: Tom Ford’s much anticipated psychological thriller starring Amy Adams and Jake Gyllenhaal that won the Grand Jury prize in Venice this year.
The Worthy
When: 6.15pm
Where: Vox Cinemas,Mall of the Emirates
What: UAE director Ali Mostafa’s latest film is set in a dystopian future when a band of survivors try to protect a water source.
Tuesday, December 13
The Bleeder
When: 6pm
Where: Madinat Arena
What: Philippe Falardeau brings his exceptional biographical sports drama starring Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber and Ron Pearlman to Dubai.
Collateral Beauty
When: 9.30pm
Where: Madinat Arena
What: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Naomie Harris and Keira Knightly help close the curtain on the day’s screenings.
Wednesday, December 14
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
When: 8pm
Where: Madinat Arena
What: The most eagerly anticipated film of the year? Well, there’s a reason its star is on this week’s cover. The force, maybe?
Five films to catch at the free screenings on The Beach
Burn Your Maps
Jordan Robert’s American adventure comedy-drama starring Vera Farmiga and Jacob Tremblay about a nine-year-old boy who believes he’s a goat-herder.
When: December 7
A Fistful of Dollars
The recently restored classic spaghetti western from 1964 directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood.
When: December 10
Egyptian Jeanne d’Arc
Iman Kamel’s creative and compelling documentary about the role of women in modern Egypt.
When: December 11
Batman
The 1966 live-action caper that remains the definitive screen version of Batman.
When: December 13
The Space Between Us
Sci-fi drama starring Asa Butterfield about the first ever human born on Mars.
When: December 14
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