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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

Cinematography

Gerry Vasbenter

Music

Amin Bouhafa

Editor

Sarah Peczek

Cast

Omar Alatawi
Abdulmohsen Alnemr
Alshaima’a Tayeb
Tuleen Barbood
Ibrahim Al-Hasawi
Azzam Alnemari