THE EDGE
Genre
Drama
Running time
7 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Ahmed Alqithmi
Bio
Producer
Abdulrahim Salmen, Manal Al-Farra
Cast
Khaled Yeslam, Rand Algosaibi
Scriptwriter
Mariyam Abdulrahman
SHOWTIME
Sat
07.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 5
10:15 PM - 11:29 PM
Price: 40 SAR*By purchasing this ticket, you can enjoy watching the screening of the entire package of the New Saudi / New Cinema Shorts 1 films:
Mon
09.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 4
4:30 PM - 5:44 PM
Price: 40 SAR*By purchasing this ticket, you can enjoy watching the screening of the entire package of the New Saudi / New Cinema Shorts 1 films:
Fri
13.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 1
9:30 PM - 10:44 PM
Price: 40 SAR*By purchasing this ticket, you can enjoy watching the screening of the entire package of the New Saudi / New Cinema Shorts 1 films:
A boiling kettle, the click of computer keys and anonymous mood music cannot fill the silence between the miserably married Sultan and Haneen. Sultan is an alternative therapist and, judging by their apartment, a very successful one; his wife responds cynically when he asks her to talk to him, saying she not one of his clients. Even so, she finds herself answering when he asks what she wants. Sultan, usually so firmly in control, is devastated by what she has to say.
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