CASTING
Genre
Pschychodrama
Running time
13 minutes
Year
2022
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Ali Baseed
Bio
Producer
Muhammad Fayez Al-Bishi
Cast
Ali Baseed, Hannen Azb, Lamar Faden, Anas Alahdal, Moataz Magrabi, Amal Gouda, Huda Mustafa, Sami Almontashari, Abdullah Alnahdi, Muhammad Fayez Al-Bishi
Scriptwriter
Ali Baseed
Frustrated by inquisitive people’s interference in his personal life, the character at the centre of Casting tries to put some distance between himself and others. All he succeeds in doing, however, is landing himself in deeper trouble.
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