| Title | Country | Synopsis | Where to Watch (legit) | |-------|---------|----------|------------------------| | (Jordan, 2015) – Not female-led but includes strong Bedouin women characters | Jordan/UK | A young boy and his brother guide a British officer; subtle portrayal of women’s resilience in WWI-era desert. | Netflix (some regions), Amazon, Tubi | | Very Big Shot (Lebanon, 2015) | Lebanon | A dark comedy about a drug dealer who uses a film crew as cover; features women navigating patriarchal crime worlds. | Amazon, Apple TV | | A War (Denmark, 2015) | Denmark/Afghanistan | Includes powerful scenes of Afghan women’s daily struggles during war. | Hulu, Kanopy | | The Idol (Palestine, 2015) | Palestine/UK | Based on a true story of a Gazan girl who dreams of singing on Arab Idol. | Netflix | | Nahid (Iran, 2015) | Iran | A divorced Iranian woman fights for custody of her son in a restrictive legal system. | MUBI, Amazon | | Women He’s Undressed (Australia, 2015) | Australia (about Hollywood) | Not Middle Eastern, but includes early Arab-Australian influences. | N/A – not relevant | | Speed Sisters (Palestine, 2015) | Palestine | Documentary about the first all-female motorsports racing team in the Middle East. | Amazon, Kanopy, Vimeo on Demand |
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