Cinema in Taiz, facing oblivion

Just as it is the case all over Yemen the condition of movies halls or cinemas in Yemen is quite miserable. Even though it’s been 40 years since the first public cinemas in Yemen appeared, today imported movies films are shown in pathetic movie houses using the most outdated technologies. The first time a movie was screened in Taiz was in 1963 in a cinema house that is more like a store and since then 5 movie houses were established Bilqees, 23rd July Hall, Saba, Al-Muntazah and Al-Jahmaliya. Out of those 3 have been closed down.