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MERA, MERA, MERA

Genre
Drama and Comedy
Running time
20 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Khaled Zidan
Bio
Producer
Bakr Alduhaim
Cast
Ismael Al-Hassan, Sarah Taibah, Khaled Yeslam
Scriptwriter
Abdulaziz Alessa

SHOWTIME

Tue 10. Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 2
9:30 PM - 11:07 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Wed 11. Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 3
9:45 PM - 11:22 PM
Price: 40 SAR
In a neighborhood threatened by demolition in Jeddah, Saeed suddenly loses his ability to speak، but only one word comes out of his mouth, and this phenomenon leads him to discover a mysterious outcome.

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