FARASAN BOAT 128 KM AWAY FROM ANCHORAGE
Genre
Documentary and Thriller
Running time
60 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Mowaffaq Alobaid
Bio
Producer
Aiman Khaled
Cast
Abdulaziz Almadhi, Mohammed Al Akkasi, Ali Al Suhaibani
Scriptwriter
Nayif Nejer
SHOWTIME
Tue
10.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 5
7:45 PM - 8:50 PM
Price: 40 SARSold out
Wed
11.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 3
5:00 PM - 6:05 PM
Price: 40 SAR
In 2016, a group of young men headed out on a short fishing trip around Farasan Island, off the coast from Jazan. Intending to be away for only an hour, they were soon driven off course in thick fog, heading unknowingly towards the war-torn Yemeni border. As they realized where they were and tried to head back, their boat ran out of fuel. For 90 hours, they drifted without food or water, constantly at risk from passing pirates or being shot from the shore. There were many moments when they despaired of surviving; then came a glimmer of hope.
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