DUBAI: Saudi film “Hajjan” is to receive its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, its director and Egyptian filmmaker Abu Bakr Shawky announced on Instagram.
He wrote: “Massive thanks to the cast and crew for their tireless work! It’s been a privilege to work with you.”
“Hajjan” is a Saudi-set movie that tells the story of Matar, a boy who embarks on a journey across the desert with his camel, Hofira.
The movie is a co-production between the Kingdom’s King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, and Egyptian producer Mohamed Hefzy’s Film Clinic.
Shawky said: “At its heart ‘Hajjan’ is an adventure that captures the deep connection between a young rider and his renegade camel.”
He added that Matar and Hofira are “an inseparable couple that form a bond based on survival and being on the run.”
The movie, which is written by Omar Shama from Egypt and the Kingdom’s Mufarrij Almajfel, stars Saudi actors Abdulmohsen Al-Nemer, Ibrahim Al-Hsawi, Alshaimaa Tayeb, Azzam El-Nemr, Omar Alatawi, and Tuleen Barbood.
