Norah (film)

Norah
Directed byTawfik Alzaidi
Written byTawfik Alzaidi
Produced byTawfik Alzaidi
StarringYagoub Alfarhan
Abdullah Alsadhan
Maria Bahrawi
CinematographyShaun Harley Lee
Edited byMounir Soussi
Music byOmar Fadel
Production
companies
Black Sugar pictures
Nebras Films
Distributed byFront Row Filmed Entertainment
Release dates
  • 5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) (Red Sea)
  • 23 May 2024 (2024-05-23) (Cannes)
Running time
94 minutes
CountrySaudi Arabia
LanguageArabic

Norah (Arabic: نورة) is a 2023 Saudi film written, directed and produced by Tawfik Alzaidi. It stars Yagoub Alfarhan, Maria Bahrawi and Abdullah Alsadhan. It is the first Saudi movie to be shot entirely at Al Ula.

The film had its world premiere at the third edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival in December 2023. It was also the first Saudi film to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival as a part of the Un Certain Regard competition, where it was screened on 23 May 2024.[1]

The film was produced through a fund award from the Daw Film Competition by the Film Commission under the Saudi Ministry of Culture and support from the Red Sea International Film Festival and Film AlUla.[2]

  1. ^ "The Screenings Guide of the 77th Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Saudi Film 'Norah,' Directed By Tawfik Alzaidi, Is Under Production And Will Be Filmed In AlUla". Grazia Middle East. Retrieved 2024-04-21.