ABDO & SANEYA
Genre
Drama
Running time
100 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Subtitle
Arabic and English
Country
Egypt and United States of America (USA)
Director
Omar Bakry
Bio
Producer
Jaselle Martino, Inji El Gammal, Mohamed Hefzy
Cast
Inji El Gammal, Omar Bakry, Roger Hendricks, Marlene Villafane, Ahmed Khaled, Haythem Noor, Katharine Mcleod, Guy Lemonnier
Scriptwriter
Omar Bakry
SHOWTIME
Mon
09.
Dec
Culture Square - Auditorium
5:00 PM - 6:50 PM
Price: 140 SAR
Wed
11.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 5
3:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Price: 40 SAR
A wonderful reminder of the power of silent film, Omar Bakri’s film is shot without dialogue in dramatic black and white. Egyptian farmer Abdo and his wife Saniya are desperate for a child, which leads them on a daunting journey to New York City for infertility treatment. The treatment itself is intimidating but the couple faces an additional hurdle: they don't speak the language and are unfamiliar with the American way of life. This musical drama has all the magic and direct emotion of early cinema – laughter, tears and love surge through it - but with very modern-day heroes in Abdo and Saniya. The Jeddah audience is sure to be captivated by this innovative take on a classic genre.
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