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Genre
Pschychodrama
Running time
15 minutes
Year
2022
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Salma Murad
Bio
Producer
Bayan Jamal, Noura Alimam
Cast
Naif Aldaferi, Nawwaf Aldaferi
Scriptwriter
Salma Murad
Told in a style that recalls German Expressionism, Kabreet is the story of a young man pulled between his emotions and his memories. Trying to find a thread that will lead him through this mental labyrinth to some answers about life, he is brutal with himself as he digs deep in search of his truth.
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