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Arab News
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Lyna Khoudri-starring film ‘Eagles of the Republic' premieres at Cannes
DUBAI: French Algerian actress Lyna Khoudri's film 'Eagles of the Republic' premiered this week at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, and it received a coveted standing ovation following the screening. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @ Directed by Swedish Egyptian filmmaker Tarik Saleh, the film is the final chapter in his acclaimed 'Cairo Trilogy,' which includes 'The Nile Hilton Incident' (2017) and 'Boy From Heaven' (2022), the latter earning him the Best Screenplay award at Cannes. Set in Cairo, 'Eagles of the Republic' follows George El-Nabawi, a fading movie star who reluctantly agrees to play a role in a political biopic. Khoudri portrays Donya, a journalist who becomes entangled in the political intrigue surrounding the film's protagonist, Fahmy. The movie also features Swedish Lebanese actor Fares Fares — a longtime collaborator of Saleh — in the lead role, alongside French Moroccan actress Zineb Triki as Suzanne, the Western-educated wife of Egypt's defence minister, and Egyptian actor Amr Waked as presidential adviser Dr. Mansour. For the premiere, Khoudri wore a sculptural strapless Chanel dress featuring a voluminous skirt, a structured bodice, and folded detailing along the neckline. The gown was cinched at the waist and flared into pleats. She completed the look with white open-toe heels and a sleek bun. She attended the premiere alongside Saleh, Waked, French film composer and conductor Alexandre Desplat, and Kurdish Finnish actor, filmmaker and writer Sherwan Haji, who also stars in the film. Khoudri, 32, first rose to prominence in her role as Nedjma in Mounia Meddour's critically acclaimed drama 'Papicha.' For her work in the film, she won the Orizzonti Award for best actress at the 74th Venice Film Festival, and she was nominated in the Cesar Awards' most promising actress category. Khoudri also starred in the 2019 mini-series 'Les Sauvages' and in 2016's 'Blood on the Docks.' She was also cast in Wes Anderson's 2021 comedy 'The French Dispatch' alongside Timothee Chalamet, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton and Owen Wilson. The actress also stars in Martin Bourboulon's Afghanistan evacuation drama 'In The Hell Of Kabul: 13 Days, 13 Nights,' alongside Danish Bafta-winning 'Borgen' star Sidse Babett Knudsen, Roschdy Zem ('Chocolat,' 'Oh Mercy!'), and theater actor Christophe Montenez.
The National
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
From Gaza to Cannes: Arab films in the spotlight
This week on Culture Bites, Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews discuss some of the most promising Arab entries at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which is running until May 24. They tease some of the titles they're most eager to watch, including Once Upon a Time in Gaza, a revenge thriller directed by Gaza-born twins Tarzan and Arab Nasser. Another film that's making waves at the event this year is Swedish-Egyptian filmmaker Tarik Saleh's Eagles of the Republic, which is competing for the Palme d'Or award. The hosts highlight the valuable role film festivals play to introduce audiences to new cultures. Last week, Disneyland Abu Dhabi was announced. With the hugely-popular theme park coming to Yas Island, Enas and Farah give the scoop of what to expect when the park eventually opens. They chat about which Disney characters and imagery from the region could inspire the attractions at Disneyland Abu Dhabi. They also discuss the economic boost it will bring to the emirate and the wider region, such as job creation and infrastructure development.
Vogue Arabia
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue Arabia
Arab Cinema at Cannes is Having a Moment — But Don't Call it One
The Cannes Film Festival isn't just the world's grandest stage for cinema — it's also its most finely tuned mirror, reflecting not only the art but the politics, posturing, and latent anxieties of the film world. And this year, between the red carpets and Bella Hadid sightings, one truth has become unmistakable: Arab cinema has arrived, unapologetically, and on its own terms. Read More 5 Films by Arab Female Directors to Watch in 2025 From All That's Left of You by Cherien Dabis to Where the Wind Comes From by Amel Guellaty This year, four Arab-directed films are featured across the Festival's official selections — a number that, while conveniently neat, misses the point. This isn't tokenism. It's a tide shift. Arab cinema, long consigned to the circuit's margins — celebrated at home, politely acknowledged abroad — has taken its place at the centre. Eagles of the Republic, Directed by Tarik Saleh In Competition, Egyptian-Swedish director Tarik Saleh returns with Eagles of the Republic, a political thriller rendered with the precision of a scalpel and the force of a backhand. If his earlier Cairo Conspiracy whispered its truths, Eagles speaks them plainly — brutal, elegant, and bristling with unease. Fares Fares leads as a disgraced soap actor turned government spokesman, his charm long curdled. It's cynical. It's seductive. It's very Cannes.
