The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived

The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived (Arabic: ساعة التحرير دقت) is a 1974 documentary film directed, written, produced and edited by Lebanese filmmaker Heiny Srour.

[2] She and her crew traveled 500 miles across the desert and mountains and under the bombardment of the British Royal Air Force so that they can shoot the film in Dhofar.

[3] Per Terri Ginsberg in her book Films of Arab Loutfi and Heiny Srour: Studies in Palestine Solidarity Cinema, The Hour of Liberation Has Arrived, "....focuses on the struggle of the Omani people, represented by the DFLP-allied PFLOAG, for their liberation from the oppressive, British-backed Sultanate of Qaboos ibn Sa‘id, a notorious collaborator with neocolonial oil interests.

"[2] Beginning as a contemporary news report, the film later portrays the guerilla fighters, primarily focusing on female participation in the movement.

[4] The film was awarded the Grand Prix du Scenario by the Tunisian Agence de coopération culturelle et technique (ACCT).