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- StarsAmine ZaafouriAli EsholBaset BogandaFollows a part of al-Qaramanli dynasty's reign over Tarabulus (Tripoli, Libya) that takes place between 1783 and 1795, Hassan Bek, the son of Ali Pasha, is known for his fairness and his valor in defending his country, which arouse the hatred of his two brothers, Ahmad and Yusuf, especially after the governor, Ali Pasha, falls ill with tuberculosis, leading to a power struggle.
- DirectorMouayed ZabtiaStarsAli AlgdiriAbdlatif AljafriAbd Alhamed AltaibWesam is a Libyan young activist in the Libyan civil society who gets abducted, jailed, and tortured for talking on a TV channel about human rights in Libyan prisons in a country denominated by a huge number of armed militias that use oppression and intimidation. Inside the prison, Wesam encounters various forms of ideologies and beliefs adopted by those militias that vary between tribal militias, long-practiced militias using excessive force, and militias that control all these groups and use them for their own interests and to hold the reins of the government. Wesam, through a TV channel, spoke about the concept of Al Emarah from his perspective, which provoked the fury of those groups that perceived it as a provocation of the "state project" they want to establish according to their view. This will be summarized in the final scenes of the movie when we have a look at Al Emarah through the eyes of these groups
- DirectorMahmoud Ayad DrezaKhaled Mustafa KhushaimStarsAl Amin NassefHamedah El KhogahAli KadakAn epic war film about the battle between the Italian and Libyan armies.
- StarsMohammed OthmanAbd Alhamed AltaibLubna Abd AlhamidA tale of the homeland and the people of Tripoli, under the British administration, 1945, after the end of World War II.
- StarsRabie KatiSaleh AlgradNadira OmranThe Two Leaders , series Historical drama portrays the life of the Libyan activists Suleyman Albaruni and Bashir Alsaadawi through a distinct and new storytelling that is being narrated by Zaema Albaruni Suleyman Albaruni's daughter.
- DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsRalph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem DafoeAt the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
- CreatorSteven KnightStarsConnor SwindellsJack O'ConnellAlfie AllenSAS: Rogue Heroes charts the creation of the famed Special Forces unit. Based on the book by Ben Macintyre.
- DirectorMorgan S. DalibertStarsAlban LenoirEric CantonaThibault de MontalembertA steely special ops agent finds his morality put to the test when he infiltrates a crime syndicate and unexpectedly bonds with the boss's young son.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsDemi MooreViggo MortensenAnne BancroftLt. Jordan, a US Navy topographic analyst, joins the US Navy Special Warfare Group and struggles to prove her worth in a unit dominated by men. But a cynical woman Texan senator has sold her out.
- DirectorMatthew HeinemanStarsRosamund PikeAlexandra MoenTom HollanderOne of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
- DirectorZoltan KordaStarsHumphrey BogartBruce BennettJ. Carrol NaishAfter the fall of Tobruk in 1942, during the Allied retreat in the Libyan desert, an American tank picks-up a motley group of survivors but they face advancing Germans and a lack of water.
- DirectorLuigi ComenciniStarsLaura AntonelliAlberto LionelloMichele PlacidoThe Marquise Eugenia di Maqueda, an orphan raised by the nuns, marries Raimondo Corrao, but on their wedding night she finds out that he is her brother. The piece of news is in a letter written from Paris by their father, a womaniser who lives and hides from them in the French headtown. The pair decide, to avoid the scandal, to live as brother and sister. He will later leave for the war in Lybia, she will find solace and sexual satisfaction in the arms of the family chauffeur.
- DirectorWill PriceStarsJohn PayneMaureen O'HaraHoward Da SilvaIn 1805, the United States battles the pirates of Tripoli as the Marines fight to raise the American flag
- DirectorTerence YoungStarsVictor MatureLeo GennAnthony NewleyDuring WW2 in North Africa, an American sergeant serving with the British 8th Army is captured by the Germans but he hatches various plans of escape from the POW camp.
- DirectorJohn M. StahlStarsHenry FondaMaureen O'HaraThomas MitchellDuring a WW2 patrol in the North-African desert, a Canadian corporal reminisces about his sweetheart and must lead his platoon when the sergeant gets wounded.
- DirectorEnzo MonteleoneStarsPaolo BrigugliaPierfrancesco FavinoLuciano ScarpaWar seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there's no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it's retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It's said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra's are used up, what then?
- DirectorDenys de La PatellièreStarsHardy KrügerLino VenturaMaurice BiraudDuring World War II, French commandos join forces with a German officer in order to survive the African desert.
- DirectorJonas CarpignanoStarsAlassane SyKoudous SeihonAdam GnegneTwo men make the dangerous journey from Africa to Italy for a better life, but then face hostility and violence in this shocking look at the life-and-death struggle of refugees.
- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsJeanette MacDonaldRobert YoungEthel WatersReporter Homer Smith accidentally draws Marcia Warren into his mission to stop Nazis from bombing Allied Convoys with robot-planes.
- DirectorJohn Llewellyn MoxeyStarsJames Robertson JusticeAdrian HovenNiall MacGinnisA German Agent in Libya is allowed to get back to Rommel with false information.
- DirectorAlbert HermanStarsH.B. WarnerWalter Woolf KingJoan WoodburyAmerican correspondent Mike Malone uncovers a Nazi plot for an uprising of the Arab tribes in Lybia. Pursued by Sheik David and his men, Mike takes refuge in the suite of Nancy Brooks, who is in the British Intelligence. He asks her to hide a gun and escapes through a window. Reporting the affair to British Consul Herbert Forbes, the latter tries to discourage him from further investigation, as the British are aware of the plot and are planning on staging a coup. He goes with Mike to Nancy's apartment, and she denies having ever seen him before. Sheik Ibrahim, next in command of the Arab tribe to Sheik David, is plotting with Nazi agent Yussof Streyer to kill David who is friendly with the British. Mike and Nancy have gone to David's camp, escape from Ibrahim's henchmen, and get back to El Moktar before the Arabs attack the garrison.
- DirectorAugusto GeninaStarsFulvia LanziFrancesca DalpeFosco GiachettiA story of the Italian troops in Africa.
- DirectorAugusto GeninaStarsFosco GiachettiMária Tasnádi FeketeAmedeo NazzariThe fate of several men in a Libyan city briefly captured from Italy by the invading British in 1941, includes a focus on the role of women during these hard times.
- DirectorMark O'ConnorSoldier For A Summer is a concept that started with the book, due for release August 2013. The Libyan revolution was the only one from the Arab spring considered to be fully successful in removing the old regime entirely, and to recover, return oil output to pre conflict levels, and hold elections, is testament to the people and their unwavering devotion in the struggle for freedom and democracy.