Hajjan
Ghanim is a young hajjan (camel jockey). When Ghanim races against Majd, the hajjan of rich and arrogant Jasser, he is sabotaged and dies. His younger brother Matar decides to avenge him by beating Majd in the Great Race in Riyadh, but Jasser buys Matar’s camel Hofira, and things get complicated.
A coming-of-age and adventure movie with surprising twists.
Genre
Saudi Focus
Movie length
Feature-length
Movie type
Fiction
Countries
Saudi Arabia / Egypt
Language
Arabic
Subtitles: English
Year
2024
Show Times
Thu, 03.04.2025 – 18:00, Frame 5, Arab/e
Running Time
117'
Director
Abu Bakr Shawky
Abu Bakr Shawky, an Austro-Egyptian filmmaker, won several awards for his feature debut Yomeddine (2018). Hajjan is his second film.
Screenplay
Mufarrij Almajfel
Omar Shama
Abu Bakr Shawky
Omar Shama
Abu Bakr Shawky
Cinematography
Gerry Vasbenter
Music
Amin Bouhafa
Editor
Sarah Peczek
Cast
Omar Alatawi
Abdulmohsen Alnemr
Alshaima’a Tayeb
Tuleen Barbood
Ibrahim Al-Hasawi
Azzam Alnemari
Abdulmohsen Alnemr
Alshaima’a Tayeb
Tuleen Barbood
Ibrahim Al-Hasawi
Azzam Alnemari