LAST CHANCE TO FALL IN LOVE
Genre
Comedy and Drama
Running time
13 minutes
Year
2022
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Faisal Buhaishi
Bio
Producer
Asad Alalaili
Cast
Khalid Alaboudi, Faisal Aldossery, Salman Alzoubail, Thamer Alkhaldi, Nasser Aldafer
Scriptwriter
Faisal Buhaishi
In this touching, poignant story, an old man finally gets the chance to reunite with his first love after 50 years.
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