Italy / Aug 28, 2025 / Venice Film Festival
1h 55min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A drama centered on the bond formed between different generations of Saudi women during a journey across the desert to Mecca. When the eldest granddaughter disappears, the grandmother travels to the north in search of the missing teenager.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Abdulsalam Alhawiti | Faisal |
| Aqab Al Dhubayani | Janna's Father |
| Ayman Al Shibani | Bus Driver |
| Mohammed Marizig Al-Atwi | Truck Driver |
| Ayman Alghamdi | Camel Owner |
| Manouah Atouy | Girls' Care Home Manager |
| Mayasam Muharram | Woman at the Cemetery |
| Nasser Al Robian | Abu Khaled |
| Bander Tambosi | Car Owner |
Genres
AdventureDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | هجره |
| Original language | العربية (AR) |
| Spoken languages | English, العربية, اردو, Türkçe |
| Production countries | Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Iraqi Independent Film Center, Ideation Studios, Film Clinic, Biet Ameen Production, Red Sea Fund, Human Film, Three Arts, Daw' Film - Film Commission | MOC, Noon Art Media Production |
| Release date | 15 aprile 2026 |
| Production | Mohamed Al Daradji |
| Writer | Shahad Ameen |
| Casting | Ophélie Legris |
| Editing | Hervé de Luze |
| Cinematography | M.I. Littin-Menz |
| Assistant directors | Shahad Ameen |
| Camera operators | M.I. Littin-Menz |
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| Additional photography | M.I. Littin-Menz |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
France / Apr 15, 2026 / Festival Cinémas du Sud, 26e Édition, Lyon
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