THE LAST WINTER
Genre
Documentary
Running time
27 minutes
Year
2023
Language
Arabic and English
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia and Sweden
Director
Hayder Dawood
Bio
Producer
Hayder Dawood, Mohsen Ahmed
Cast
Mohsen Ahmed, Hayder Dawood
Scriptwriter
Hayder Dawood, Mohsen Ahmed
Four years after his first trip to Sweden, Mohsen revisits his friend Hayder and finds him yearning for their homeland, Saudi Arabia. Together they navigate Hayder's last Nordic winter, deepening their bond as Hayder acknowledges his longings and plans the forthcoming change in his life.
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