Keif al-Hal?

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  • Keif al-Hal?
  • كيف الحال؟
Directed byIzidore Musallam
Produced byAyman Halawani
StarringHisham Abdulrahman
Hind Mohammed

Music byGeorge Fenton
Distributed byRotana
Release date
  • 9 November 2006 (2006-11-09)
Running time
95 minutes
CountrySaudi Arabia
LanguageArabic

Keif al-Hal? (Arabic: كيف الحال؟) (How are You?) is Saudi Arabia's first big-budget film, produced by Ayman Halawani (of Prince Al-Walid bin Talal's Rotana Group). Directed by Izidore Musallam,[1] it stars Hind Mohammed, the first Saudi cinema actress.[2]

Plot[]

The film is a comedy-drama that recounts the story of a family torn between modernity and tradition in Saudi Arabia.

Production[]

The film, shot in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is financed by Rotana Group, a company owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.[3]

Release and reception[]

Saudi audiences were able to see the film on pay-per-view through an agreement with Showtime Arabia.[4] The movie was shown at 17 festivals worldwide.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Keif al-hal?". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  2. ^ NYTimes.com: Daring to Use the Silver Screen to Reflect Saudi Society
  3. ^ a b Dagher, Sam. "Saudi Arabia's first film blazes taboo-breaking trail". Middle East Online. Middle East Online. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. ^ Ali Jaafar (23–29 October 2006). "First Saudi feature bows". Variety. Reed Elsevier Inc. p. 19.

Further reading[]

  • "UK-Arab paper says "first Saudi film" to be shown in Cairo". BBC Monitoring Middle East - Political. British Broadcasting Corporation. 23 October 2006.

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