2012 Arabic-language films

Wadjda (, ) is a 2012 Saudi Arabian drama film, written and directed by Haifaa al-Mansour (in her feature directorial debut). It was the first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first feature-length film made by a female Saudi director. It won numerous awards at film festivals around the world. The film was selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards (the first time the country made a submission for the Oscars), but it was not nominated. It successfully earned a nomination for Best Foreign Film at the 2014 BAFTA Awards.

2012 film directed by Michael Mayer

2012 film by Joachim Lafosse

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2013 film by Ibrahim El Batout

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2012 film directed by Eran Riklis

Zabana! () is a 2012 Algerian drama film directed by Saïd Ould Khelifa. The film was selected as the Algerian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

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2012 film directed by Nour Eddine

2012 film directed by Ziad Doueiri

2012 film by Merzak Allouache

2012 film by Sandra Nashaat

2012 film by Hiam Abbass

2012 film by Hamid Benani