DOES IT HURT TOO BAD TO LOOK AT ME?
Genre
Social and Drama
Running time
15 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Rana Matar
Bio
Producer
Hadeel Moharram, Walaa Bahefzallah
Cast
Maha Al Ghazal, Salah Zabeedi, Mohamed Sobaih
Scriptwriter
Rana Matar
SHOWTIME
Sun
08.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 5
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Wed
11.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 4
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Fri
13.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 1
6:45 PM - 8:15 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Merna, a young woman living out of the city is travelling to visit her future mother-in-law. It is clear that this is already a tricky relationship. Her first companion is her father, who is teaching her to drive; he delivers her to her fiancé and they set off together across the desert. Merna is alive to what she sees around her – mountain ranges and wild camels - while Amr demands that she look into his eyes. Well before she reaches journey’ end, she has come to question her relationship with this man, her future and what she wants for herself.
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