HWJN
Genre
Fantasy, Romance and Drama
Running time
118 minutes
Year
2023
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
Director
Yasir Alyasiri
Bio
Producer
Yasir Alyasiri, Majid Alansari, Saad Abutaily
Cast
Alanoud Saud, Nour Alkhadra, Baraa Alem, Mohsen Mansour, Naif Aldaferi, Shaimaa Al Tayeb
Scriptwriter
Ibrahim Abbas, Yasir Alyasiri, Sarah Taibah, Hussam Alhulwah
Based on the best-selling Saudi fantasy novel by Ibraheem Abbas, Hwjn is set in a world where djinn have crossed a traditional barrier and are living invisibly among humans. Hwjn’s life is turned upside down when a human family moves into his own family’s Jeddah home, oblivious to the fact it is already occupied by magical beings. Open-hearted Hwjn (Baraa Alem) is increasingly fascinated by these alien interlopers, especially by beautiful Sawsan, a medical student (Nour Alkhadra). Could a portal open between their respective dimensions? And if it did, would that bring about harmony, or a war between the worlds? Sumptuous and romantic, Hwjn takes us on a journey into a kingdom of the imagination where anything seems possible.
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