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Showtimes4/27/2017 9:45PM |
Synopsis |
Would you believe a beautiful romantic comedy from Saudi Arabia, the land where movie theaters aren’t even allowed? Director Mahmoud Sabbagh’s charmer has captured audience’s hearts at festivals around the world, and has opened the West’s eyes to love’s possibilities in the desert kingdom. Barakah is a humble municipal civil servant from Jeddah, and Bibi is a wild beauty, the adopted daughter of a rich couple who are distraught over their inability to have biological children. He’s also an amateur actor playing Ophelia in a local production of Hamlet, while she is an Instagram star always seeking to push the boundaries in her home and her country. In an environment hostile to dating of any kind, fate brings these two together.
Starring internet sensation and Saudi comedian Hisham Fageeh, Barakah Meets Barakah is only the second Saudi Arabian entry for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in history. |
About the film |
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Theater, Oscar Submitted
Release Year: 2016 Runtime: 84 minutes Country: Saudi Arabia Languages: Arabic (with English subtitles) Website: OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE Director: Mahmoud Sabbagh |