Saudi film ‘Mandoob’ to have its US premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival

‘Mandoob’ by Ali Kalthami (left) screened at this month’s Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia and premiered at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. (Getty Images)

DUBAI: The dark comedic crime thriller “Mandoob,” supported by the Red Sea Film Foundation, will have its US premiere at the 35th Palm Springs International Film Festival this week.

The movie has been on top of the Saudi box office for three consecutive weeks, the Red Sea Film Foundation said on Instagram on Saturday.

 

 

 

 

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Directed by Saudi filmmaker, writer and producer Ali Kalthami, the movie is set in Riyadh and tells the story of Fahad Al-Gadaani, a mentally fragile man racing against time to save his sick father.

Al-Gadaani’s life takes an unexpected turn when he is fired from his call center job and is forced to make ends meet by working as a delivery driver.