40 Years and One Night
Nominated for the AFFZ Film Award
Five siblings and their children gather in their childhood home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. A phone call announcing that their father has been involved in a car accident throws the reunion into disarray. Through the course of a single, harrowing night, secrets are uncovered, and relationships recast. The story of one family reveals truths about an entire society.
Genre
Fiction
Country
Saudi Arabia
Language
Arabic
Subtitles: German
Year
2020
Show Times
Wed, 23.11.2022 – 15:00
Sat, 26.11.2022 – 19:00
Running Time
74'
Director
Mohammed Alholayyil
Mohammed Alholayyil is a Saudi filmmaker whose films were selected at many international film festivals and won many awards.
Screenplay
Bashayer Alsomali
Abdulrahman Khawj
Abdulrahman Khawj
Cinematography
Amine Masaadi
Music
Ghiya Rushidat
Editor
Hussein Al Mutlaq
Cast
Jafar Al Ghareeb
Sanaa Baker Younis
Meshal Almutari
Zara Al-Bloushi
Sanaa Baker Younis
Meshal Almutari
Zara Al-Bloushi