DETOUR
Genre
Drama
Running time
37 minutes
Year
2022
Language
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Dhafer Alshehri
Bio
Producer
Hattan Aldousary
Cast
Bader Abuhmail
Scriptwriter
Dhafer Alshehri
A simple employee with innocent dreams works in a detour for a project belonging to a company in a remote area. The area's remoteness affects his life and takes all his dreams away from him.
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