KROKA
Genre
Dark Comedy
Running time
15 minutes
Year
2022
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Jordan
Director
Samer Battikhi
Bio
Producer
Samer Battikhi, Enad Bin Tareef
Cast
Rakeen Saad, Ahmad Srour, Khalid Al Tarifi, Enad Bin Tareef
Scriptwriter
Enad Bin Tareef, Samer Battikhi
All the theaters in town are controlled by the Brown Suits Committee, an old-fashioned greedy middle-aged group led by Mr Ameen. Yomna, a young passionate theater enthusiast, tries to prevent Mr Ameen from taking control of the theater where she works after Khalil, the theater owner, becomes a Brown Suits member. A series of confrontations occur over the importance of the play. Will Yomna succeed at completing the show?
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