Zawya Cinema will be screening Ziead Al-Doweiry’s “The Insult” despite protests against the movie being played in Egypt, in addition to the banning of the movie in Lebanon and Palestine, as director Ziad Doueiri faces accusations of normalizing relations with Israel. Despite such backlash, Zawya held its grounds. We tried to contact them before issuing our press release, but we failed. Directed by esteemed Lebanese director Doueiri, ‘The Insult’ plays on the sectarian system in Lebanese politics, which followed the country’s civil war. The nomination is considered a major achievement for Arab Cinema, also being the first Arab film to be nominated for the award.

Source: Egypt Independent February 09, 2018 11:48 UTC