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Cinema Kawakeb

2025 · 78 min

A hushed, observational elegy that lingers on empty seats and worn walls, asking you to sit quietly with loss and remember what once filled the room.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
A filmmaker documents the final days of a crumbling cinema in Jordan, revealing personal stories during regional upheaval, and a quiet reflection on loss, memory, and resilience amid larger collapses.
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Memory, grief, isolation, art
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Mahmoud al Massad
Written by
Bassam Sammy Chekhes
Starring
Ali Alkaidi, Yousef Jamil
Runtime
78 min
Country
Jordan, Qatar, Palestinian Territory
Languages
Arabic

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