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PG15

THE CERTAINTY

Genre
Drama
Running time
7 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Ahmad Kurdi
Bio
Producer
Abdullah Bin Taleb, Ahmad Kurdi
Cast
Ahmad Alsharif, Matar Zayed, Eqbal Elomar
Scriptwriter
Ahmad Kurdi, Abdullah Bin Taleb

SHOWTIME

Sun 08. Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 5
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Wed 11. Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 4
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Fri 13. Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 1
6:45 PM - 8:15 PM
Price: 40 SAR
Like the rest of his family, Saad is devoutly religious and observant, calling the faithful to prayer in his mosque. When his beloved nanny dies, he is shocked to learn she remained a Christian, but just as shocked when his father refuses to pay for the care of her corpse and accuses his so of weak faith for even considering it. Saad prays for divine guidance, but it is his human feelings are already telling him what he must do next.

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