kuwait

Jarhead

Fri, 04 Nov 2005

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.

The Manchurian Candidate

Fri, 30 Jul 2004

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.

Three Kings

Mon, 27 Sep 1999

A group of American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the Gulf War find a map they believe will take them to a huge cache of stolen Kuwaiti gold hidden near their base, and they embark on a secret mission that's destined to change everything.

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Sat, 17 Oct 2009

A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.

Uncle Sam

Wed, 13 Nov 1996

It's Fourth of July Weekend, and the recently discovered corpse of Sgt. Sam Harper rises from the dead to punish the unpatriotic.

Lessons of Darkness

Fri, 21 Feb 1992

Shortly after the Gulf War, oil fires were raging all through Kuwait. In the week before this sea of fire would be extinguished, Werner Herzog filmed this apocalyptic landscape with its murky skies, scorched earth and capricious flames.

Bye Bye London

Fri, 22 Jan 1982

A comedy about an old married man that travels to London with his nephew who does his to save him from exposure to fraud, and being mugged in London, the play also covers some political aspects and projections in addition to social criticism of some of the Arab situations.

The Trap

Fri, 01 Jul 1983

The story revolves around people who go out in the spring to the desert and hunt pigeons. A person sets off into the desert, and while he is out in the desert, his car breaks down on one of the sand dunes in bad weather conditions, which exposes him to very bad situations, and things get worse when a wolf appears in front of him. The wolf attacks the car and tries to get him.

Bye Bye Arab

Tue, 29 Apr 1986

A dark Kuwaiti comedy that follows "Arab," an idealist who embarks on a fantastical journey with "Marjan the Genie" to unite the Arab world—only to confront a reality far from his hopes.

Not To Hamman, Pharaoh

Sun, 21 Aug 1977

A Kuwaiti comedic romance drama following the story of an accountant that fell in love with the daughter of his employer.

The Victim Of The House Of The Pride

Thu, 01 Jan 1976

A Kuwaiti comedy play that revolves around Saif, a loyal and diligent worker whom experiences difficulties at home which lead to disastrous results.

Al-Manakh Knights

Wed, 23 Feb 1983

The first Gulf economic play centered on an issue that affected members of Kuwaiti society, which sparked widespread controversy between Kuwaiti society and the Gulf community in general, and the issue was the "Al Manakh Market" crisis in 1982, which ended in losses exceeding $ 22 billion. Where the story tells about the second oil boom of the Gulf states at the end of the seventies and the beginning of the eighties of the twentieth century AD where the price of oil increased continuously until the Gulf countries recorded large financial surpluses, so the money poured into the stock market significantly until it opened a stock trading office in a semi-parallel office and was named a market "Al Manakh" in which money flowed greatly from almost all segments of Kuwaiti society and even foreign residents and some individuals from the Gulf states and increased frantic speculation and increased buying and selling for the future until it reached astronomical numbers.

Go Ahead

Thu, 20 Dec 1979

The Sword Of The Arabs

Sun, 16 Feb 1992

The play deals in a social comic framework, the period of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and what was experienced by Kuwaitis and Iraqis alike during the aggression period, through the social changes that occurred in both societies in that period.

Hello Bangkok

Tue, 30 Aug 1988

A social comedy play that shows what some young people do when traveling to some countries, where Saleh traveled with his owner - Bo Obaid to Bangkok, lying to his father Bousaleh on the pretext of searching for his son, but the son comes from London as soon as the father goes to the airport Bou Saleh and his grandson travel with the family of Sahib Saleh - Bou Obeid. Upon their arrival, the police in Bangkok arrest the grandson of Abu Saleh, why did the Bangkok police arrest the grandson of Bou Saleh? Is what Saleh said is true?

The Cruel Sea

Sat, 27 Mar 1971

The first feature film to be made by the state of Kuwait. It is a period piece about Kuwait before the discovery of oil when fishing was the predominant occupation. Bas Ya Bahar is the story of a crippled pearl diver who forbids his son Mussaid to go to sea to dive for pearls.

Representative Of The People

Fri, 11 Jan 1980

The Play Speaks about the problems during the 80’s during the parliament elections and the difficulties the people are facing in the State of Kuwait

Home Protector

Sat, 11 Oct 1986

A political and social play in which the old narrator preaches and guides during the Iran-Iraq war, the bombings that occurred in Kuwait and the attempted assassination of the Emir of the State of Kuwait during that period, and the clear difference in opinions between support for stopping the war on Iran and the positions of the President of Iraq.

saat zaman

Tue, 01 Jan 2019

(Abdullatif) is a Kuwaiti soldier combing the sea area he is guarding on February 27, 1991, then the events move to a day after liberation, after he was drowned, found and captured by Iraqi soldiers, then he is alone on Boubyan Island, to face severe suffering.

Good Morning, Kuwait

Sun, 01 Jan 1995

A Kuwaiti comedy play starring Abdulrahman Al-'Aqel, Intisar Al-Sharaah, Mohammed Al-'Ujaimi, Abdulnasser Darweesh.