Yemen Cinema

Yemen Cinema is not very well known because it is just starting to form however there is one film that has had great success. The name of the film is "A New Day in Old Sana'a", Directed and written by Bader Ben Hirsi. This movie was released to the U.S. November 10, 2006. This movie was filmed entirely in the city of Sana'a. This film is about a young man, Tariq who comes from an upper class family. He has an arranged marriage with a woman, who is daughter to a very wealthy man in there society. However one night he comes across a women dancing in the street and her beauty causes him to have strong feelings for her. This is when he faces a difficult decision, he can either do what is "respectable" and "proper" by following through with the arranged marriage, or he would go with his hearts feelings and risk his families name by running away and marrying the lower class women whom he has fallen in love with.

Here are some web adresses to watch this movie on YouTube:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osFu21_7O0E

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVQaTO4q6W8

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGs21K5XAds

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds3OAqm7o1s

Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdeofr0CUdw

Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RadU6ikFtb4

Part 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0NwbxhupCA

Part 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka867S2-Xfw

Part 9: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P27dtkRF2gk

Sources: 

1) A New Day in Old San'a.imbd.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478213/(Accessed June 5, 2009)

2)A New Day in Old Sana'a.answers.http://www.answers.com/topic/a-new-day-in-old-sanaa-a(Accessed June 5, 2009)

Picture Source:

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