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Asia, Rayan and Ali are trapped in Iraq, after the invasion by the US-led coalition. War takes everything from them, including their ambitions and dreams. The plot follows them as they try to change their destiny.
Genre: Non-fiction
Cast: Asia, Rayan, Ali, Hadi Baba Shaikh, Dinka Shamoun
Language: Kurdish, Arabic, Aramaic, English and German
Watch it at: Vox 15, Mall of the Emirates (3pm)
Battle of the Sexes
The 1973 match that’s the premise of this movie is probably the publicised beginning of women demanding equal pay. Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs play against each other in a historic fight for gender equality.
Genre: Drama/Biographical
Cast: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman and Elisabeth Shue
Language: English
Watch it at: Vox 09, Mall of the Emirates
Burnout
This Muhr feature follows the lives of three young people who tackle loneliness, misery, fears and hopes in their respective journeys towards their dreams.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Sarah Perles, Saadia Ladib, Badr Bouaiche, Karim Saidi, Driss Roukhe, Faty Al Jaouhari, Morjana Alaoui, Anas Al Baz, Ilyass Al Jihani, Mohammad Khiyari
Language: Arabic/French
Watch it at: Vox Screen 03, Mall of the Emirates (2.45pm)
The Shape of Water
Getting rave reviews around the world, this fantasy movie focuses on love and how it changes people. Eliza is mute but she ends up communicating with a strange marine manlike beast under research at her workplace.
Genre: Drama and fantasy
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer
Language: English/Russian
Watch it at: Madinat Arena (9pm)
Until The End Of Time
A 60-year old woman meets a gravedigger when she visits her sister’s grave. A friendship takes off when she asks him for help in setting up her final resting place, even as they inadvertently start having feelings for each other.
Genre: Drama
Language: Arabic
Cast: Djillali Boudjemaa, Djamila Arres, Mohamed Takiret, Imen Noel, Mohamed Benbakreti, Mehdi Moulay, Iman Noel
Watch it at: Vox Screen 05, Mall of the Emirates (10pm)
