OPENING CEREMONY
Genre
Drama
Running time
18 minutes
Year
2025
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Hussain Al Mutlaq
Bio
Producer
Ali Al Serheed
Cast
Hussain Al Saeed, Abdullah Ahmed, Amal Al-Ramadan, Jibran Al-Jibran, Maryam Hussein, Khalid Al-Huwaidi
Scriptwriter
Hussain Al Mutlaq
Nine-year-old Salem is given the high honor of cutting the ribbon at a grand cultural center opening, placing him center stage with his revered teacher. However, as he prepares for the moment of glory, his mother secretly tasks him with delivering a mysterious, urgent envelope to the director — without the teacher ever knowing. Overwhelmed by the fear of disappointing both adults, Salem tries to complete the mission amid the chaos of the celebration, only to stumble and fail repeatedly, realizing that simple orders often hide complex worlds he cannot grasp.
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