Humbert Balsan Movies

Six strong-willed women whose adventurous streak changed the face of film industry in early twentieth century Egypt – a time when the country...

An enthralling look at the relationship between America and the Arab World from an Arab perspective. It tells the story of Yehia, a renowned Egyptian...

Just before taking an irrevocable and tragic step, Caroline talks to Claire, her lycée friend. Later, Claire gathers five other school...

Yousry Nasrallah's powerful adaptation of Lebanese writer Elias Khoury's epic novel of fifty years of Palestinian dispossession, exile, and...

A young girl is deprived of her baby: her descent into hell begins. Still in high-school, Agnès leaves her alcoholic father, finds a...

A documentary which depicts the life of Bassem Samra and his friends and family. The film discusses issues concerning love and the veil.

A young couple: Victor is a musician, Claire is a secretary in a publishing house. Their daily life seems so disappointing, so monotonous, that they...

A documentary that sheds light on Rose al-Yusuf's life as told by a group of those who lived with her and had close ties with her or through the eyes...

An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Julien Gracq. Four soldiers await a possible German attack on a fortified house in the forest of the...

A publisher seeks information on a writer who died long ago.

Mimi isn't a star, she's just someone. A close-up of the singularity of a real life. An encounter of someone's particular story, romance, fantasy and...

A quiet French peasant has spent three years as a corporal on the front lines in World War I, and one day he cannot take it anymore and goes AWOL,...

A documentary about the singing movement in Egypt, and on the role of the song in the social and political conflict, as it shows the lives of Umm...

Seekers of Oblivion explores the exciting life and adventures of Isabelle Eberhardt. Born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1877, Isabelle left Europe for...

In a suburb of Paris, a group of teenagers enjoys the last days of summer vacation. They meet in cafes, restaurants or disco, talking about first...

The story is inspired by the biblical myth of Lazarus. The main character is called Lazarus who was a follower of Jesus, brother of Martha and Mary...

Her mother had advised her to marry to acquire respectability and material comfort, the obedient little girl married a successful Catholic writer a...