HELLO MY DEAR
Genre
Pschychodrama
Running time
8 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Ahmad Salam
Bio
Producer
Luay Alahmadi, Ahmad Salam
Cast
Ahmad Salam, Mutad Saud, Reema Talal, Luay Alahmadi, Banan Bader, Alem Nabil, Faizah Al-Kabsh, Abdulmalik Al-Selimi
Scriptwriter
Ahmad Salam
SHOWTIME
Sat
07.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 5
10:15 PM - 11:29 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Mon
09.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 4
4:30 PM - 5:44 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Fri
13.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 1
9:30 PM - 10:44 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Osama, a 25-year-old, isolates himself in darkness for months, battling mental turmoil. One day, an unexpected event leads him to open his window, where he sees his friends smiling with paintbrushes. A mysterious figure suddenly appears, pulling him into a surreal world filled with his own emotions and memories.
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