DUBAI: “Norah” made history when it was selected as the first Saudi film to screen on the official calendar at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
The Red Sea Film Foundation has now announced the feature – which is backed by the Red Sea Fund – will be released in ֱ and international cinemas on June 20.
Director Tawfik Alzaidi's film premiered at December’s Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah before heading to the French Riviera last month, where it ran in the famed festival’s Un Certain Regard section.
The film – entirely shot in AlUla – is set in 1990s ֱ and stars Maria Bahrawi, Yaqoub Al-Farhan, and Abdullah Al-Satian. It follows the story of characters Norah and Nader as they encourage each other to realize their artistic potential in rural ֱ.
