THE MAN WHO STUMBLED BY HIS WORDS
Genre
Drama and Psychodrama
Running time
22 minutes
Year
2025
Language
Arabic
Subtitle
English
Country
Saudi Arabia
Director
Mubarak Al-Zawba
Bio
Producer
Batool Al Arfah
Cast
Thamer Alharbi, Almaha Al-Othman, Salman Alaboudi
Scriptwriter
Mubarak Al-Zawba
Naif, a celebrated novelist in his late forties, isolates himself in search of a cure for his writer’s block, but what begins as a creative struggle soon unravels into a deeper crisis of memory, identity and time itself, trapping him between what was and what could still be.
Other movies
EL'SARDINES
Director: Zoulikha Tahar
Zouzou, a 30-year-old bio-maritime engineer, single and living with her parents, cannot bring herself to tell her family that she’s leaving the day after her sister’s wedding. Despite securing a visa (unlike her best friend Warda) she struggles to decide whether to leave alone and join a scientific expedition, tracking sardines that have deserted Algerian waters. Torn between family duties and local gossip, Zouzou is on the verge of falling apart.
MY FATHER'S SCENT
Director: Mohamed Siam
A tense, poetic odyssey unfolds over one night as a father and son confront each other, aiming to settle old scores. Confined to a single apartment, their raw, emotional confrontation quickly escalates, peeling back layers of a fraught relationship. This gripping family drama forces a poignant reflection: if granted one final night with a lost loved one, would you seek vengeance or reconciliation? With powerful performances, the film is a sensitive, intimate and profound exploration of the complex, enduring bond between father and son.