NORAH
Genre
Drama and Thriller
Running time
94 minutes
Year
2023
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Tawfik Alzaidi
Bio
Producer
Tawfik Alzaidi, Najah Alhajjar, Sharif Almajali
Cast
Yagoub Alfarhan, Abdullah Alsadhan, Maria Bahrawi, Aixa Kay
Scriptwriter
Tawfik Alzaidi
This is a strong drama film starring Yaqoub Alfarhan as Nader and Maria Bahrawi as young woman, Norah.
The film takes place in a remote village in the 90s in Saudi Arabia, where Norah spends most of her time away from the village. Now she must step out of her world to get what she wants, after she finds out that Nader is more than a new teacher in the village.
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