Rafiq Subaie

Syrians (2016)

The film talks about the story of Zeina and Reem, two women struggling in Syria, they both cross paths with Yousef and his father in a series of events. ...

The Long Night (2009)

Four political activists friends are arrested by the repressive regime in Syria in the 1970s and spend twenty years in detention, three of them are released, and the fourth remains. The three friends are shocked by the huge changes they found in society, w ...

Sacrifices (2002)

As an elderly man on his deathbed looks to give his name to one of his newborn grandsons, he's unable to acknowledge any of them. The three boys grow up with no name in the Syrian mountains, as they struggle to survive in a war-torn country. ...

The Night (1992)

In the destroyed city of Quneitra is the grave of a resistance fighter for Palestine. His son, the director, tries to restore the dead man's history by mixing echoes of his mother's memory and his desire to give his father a more honorable death. Through t ...

Dreams of the City (1984)

Dib moves with his younger brother and their mother from his home town of Quneitra to Damascus after the death of his father. The children's grandfather, who was known for his tyranny, reluctantly agrees to shelter the grieving family, and tries to force h ...

Murder by Sequence (1982)

Laila is a smart woman who managed to make her way among businessmen outside her country. When she returns to her country with the aim of convincing her only daughter, an engineer, to travel with her, the daughter refuses. The businesswoman also discovers ...

Fake Love (1980)

A group of married couples pretend to love each other, with sincerity, and loyalty in front of society. However, problems and conflicts secretly arise, which are a result of betrayal and lack of trust, revealing that the apparent love between them is nothi ...

Zawaj Ala El-Tareeqa El-Mahalleya (1978)

The Iland's Devil (1978)

A man breaks into Nagy's house and burns classified documents. Ali Baba, Nagy's friend, tells him about the incident, and then Nagy dies in mysterious circumstances. However, all fingers point to Ali Baba as the main suspect. Meanwhile Laila arrives to unc ...

Lovers on the Road (1977)

Based on the famous story, "Sa'ay El Bareed La Yaduq Babek Maratein" (The Postman Doesn't Knock Twice), an adventurer escapes from danger by hiding in a small motel along the road. The motel is owned by an old, miserly man who is married to a young beautif ...

Jungle of Wolves (1977)

With the housing crisis worsening and cement blocks constantly creeping up to swallow old houses with their inhabitants, a jungle of wolves that live in a fierce world lies behind the cement jungle. As a young journalist and his beautiful wife clash with w ...

Ayam fi landan (1976)

The Memory of a Night of Love (1973)

Adel lives happily with his wife until he meets his ex-girlfriend, who works as a dancer. During her visit to his home, she faints and then he discovers that she has died. Adel is arrested and his wife is shocked, while his friend the police officer tries ...

Shabab fi Mehna (1972)

Three young men from different social classes, brought together by circumstances and coincidence, each with his whims, requirements, ambitions, and frustrations, seek to seize a sum of money found in the home of a rich man. They hatch a plan to infiltrate ...

Love Prank (1972)

In Beirut, a naive college student falls for an Egyptian girl who is studying in Lebanon. As he asks his friends for advice, his friends prank him and take photos of him with the girl, which they then send to her father. The girl's father grows angry and g ...

Zawaj bial'iikrah (1972)

We Will Return (1972)

The story of a young Palestinian who left his refugee camp to become a resistance fighter in the Palestine Liberation Organization. ...

The Knife (1972)

Syrian-Palestinian film The Knife (1971), based on Palestinian revolutionary Ghassan Kanafani's novella All That's Left To You; an allegorical story of Palestinian attachment to land and family, and the sorrow over their loss. ...

Forced marriage (1972)

Mona and her friend Suheir travel to Syria to meet her fiancé. Mona's father requests the son of his friend Kamal residing in Syria to take care of his daughter Mona there, so he goes to her to meet and care for her so he gets to know Suhair and admire he ...

The Two Friends (1970)

A strict father refuses to let his beautiful daughter marry the young pilot she loves, believing that the life of a pilot is filled with danger. The pilot sees a dead end, but that does not prevent him from using his cunning to persuade his beloved's fathe ...

Leqaa Al-Ghorabaa (1968)

The events revolve around a small family consisting of a couple and two children. One day, the wife dies, leaving the husband with two children to raise alone. He decides to marry again so that his wife can help him raise the children, but after that he co ...

The Three Swindlers (1968)

The millionaire Sobhi lives in his luxurious palace, and he feels happy because his friend Ghoar is the one who serves him. Life seemed to give Sobhi a lot, and now Ghoar has turned into a servant. A gang seeks to seize Sobhi's money, and they manage to st ...

Daughter of the Guardian (1967)

Chaos erupts in a village after a series of burglaries take place, prompting Najma, the daughter of a guard, to think of a solution. She disguises herself as a man and becomes the village vigilante. ...

Safar Barlek (1967)

The film is set around 1914 when Lebanon was under the Ottoman Empire rule. The empire enslaved men to work for free. Abdou goes to get Adla the engagement ring but he's arrested with others and are taken to cut lumber. Meanwhile the Ottomans prevent the w ...

Ortaşark Yanıyor (1967)

A Turkish take on James Bond. ...

Love in Istanbul (1966)

Queen Nazli's daughter disappears at a young age, and the queen dies without seeing her. The heirs take advantage of the disappearance of the daughter to divide the wealth among them, but when the daughter suddenly appears, they try to stop her from having ...