Saudi studio Telefaz11, the groundbreaking label behind hit dark comedy “Mandoob” — in which a struggling man becomes a bootleg booze runner in Ryadh — is set to push the kingdom’s cultural envelope a bit further with a humorous take on the world of Saudi Arabia’s ultraconservative clerics.
Telfaz11 has announced that its next title will be the satirical drama “Saify,” directed by studio chief Wael Abu Mansour and set against the backdrop of the late 1990s, a time when, incidentally, cinema was banned.
“Saify” revolves around its titular character, a man in his 40s who is “clinging to the dream of quick wealth despite his poor skills by holding on to his small cassette shop which sells banned religious sermons,” according to the provided synopsis.
During the 1990s, dozens of stores in Riyadh and other Saudi cities sold cassettes of recorded sermons that expanded the popularity of Islamic clerics.
Telfaz11 has announced that its next title will be the satirical drama “Saify,” directed by studio chief Wael Abu Mansour and set against the backdrop of the late 1990s, a time when, incidentally, cinema was banned.
“Saify” revolves around its titular character, a man in his 40s who is “clinging to the dream of quick wealth despite his poor skills by holding on to his small cassette shop which sells banned religious sermons,” according to the provided synopsis.
During the 1990s, dozens of stores in Riyadh and other Saudi cities sold cassettes of recorded sermons that expanded the popularity of Islamic clerics.
- 9/19/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Production has now started on “AlGaid,” the latest feature from fast-rising Saudi Arabian production house Telfaz11, which smashed local box office records with their first two local releases, “Sattar” and “Mandoob.”
Directed by Hussam Alhulwah and shooting in the sprawling production hub of Neom, “AlGaid” unfolds against the backdrop of the early 20th-century Arabia desert and is described as blending the revenge genre with Bedouin soap opera tropes. The film was penned by Saudi novelist and writer Ahmed Alhokail.
Among the newly-announced ensemble cast for the feature is renowned actor Yagoub Alfarhan, recently seen in the Red Sea Film Festival-winning film “Norah” but best known for the mini-series “Rashash.” Joining Alfarhan is Saad Alshatti and Khalid Abdulaziz (“Head to Head”), plus Husam AlHarthi (“The Matchmaker”) Asem Alawad (“Raven Song”), Ayman Mutahar (“Rashash”) and Fahad Bin Salem (“Mandoob”).
AlGaid
Behind the camera are director of photography Son Doan (“Sofia”), production designer...
Directed by Hussam Alhulwah and shooting in the sprawling production hub of Neom, “AlGaid” unfolds against the backdrop of the early 20th-century Arabia desert and is described as blending the revenge genre with Bedouin soap opera tropes. The film was penned by Saudi novelist and writer Ahmed Alhokail.
Among the newly-announced ensemble cast for the feature is renowned actor Yagoub Alfarhan, recently seen in the Red Sea Film Festival-winning film “Norah” but best known for the mini-series “Rashash.” Joining Alfarhan is Saad Alshatti and Khalid Abdulaziz (“Head to Head”), plus Husam AlHarthi (“The Matchmaker”) Asem Alawad (“Raven Song”), Ayman Mutahar (“Rashash”) and Fahad Bin Salem (“Mandoob”).
AlGaid
Behind the camera are director of photography Son Doan (“Sofia”), production designer...
- 1/16/2024
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety Film + TV
Abdulmohsen Aldhabaan’s psychological thriller The Matchmaker on Netflix brings us a story about a woman who was saved from her abusive marriage by a supernatural power and started using it to save other women stuck in similar situations. Starring Husam AlHarthi, Reem AlHabib, and Nour Alkhadra, the Arabic-language movie speaks about the decision to protest the injustices women face by forcing abusive men into servitude by a gruesome method.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘The Matchmaker’?
When a mild-mannered family man is smitten by a mysterious beauty at his office, he decides to follow her to a hotel in the middle of the desert in hopes of getting married to her. He soon starts realizing that there are some rather strange things at play in this hotel, and he decides to make an escape. However, the hotel authorities, especially the matchmaker lady, won’t let that happen.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘The Matchmaker’?
When a mild-mannered family man is smitten by a mysterious beauty at his office, he decides to follow her to a hotel in the middle of the desert in hopes of getting married to her. He soon starts realizing that there are some rather strange things at play in this hotel, and he decides to make an escape. However, the hotel authorities, especially the matchmaker lady, won’t let that happen.
- 4/28/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
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