A Lebanese bank heist towers over this winter's Middle Eastern film offerings

A Lebanese bank heist towers over this winter's Middle Eastern film offerings Submitted by Joseph Fahim on Fri, 10/30/2026 - 10:42 Rami Kodeih's Furies is set during Lebanon's liquidity crisis of 2019, which led depositors to hold up banks to access their money Rym Mroue (left) and Maria Nakouzi (right) star in Furies, which premiered at Venice (Smokehouse Pictures) Off This has been a middling year for Middle Easter…