Rollem

When an aspiring filmmaker tries to make a project about Jeddah little does he know what the beloved city means to him until stumbling upon an underrated maven cinematographer living in a country without cinema.

Cast

Khaled Yeslam

as Omar Nizar

Shaher Al Qurashi

as Farid Lutfi

Sarah Taibah

as Lina Najjar

Saleem Homsi

as Saleem

Fatima Husein

as Halah

Fatima AlBanawi

as Sophie

Naif Aldufairi

as Mohannad

Anmar Fathaldin

as Mahroos

Sami Hifny

as Amm Hamza

Nadia Malaika

as Nada Nizar

Reviews

ayaa1977

As far as I know, Roll'em is the first Saudi film to be commercially screened in Saudi cinemas after lifting the ban on public theatres in 2017. Our Saudi cinema has a lot of catching up to do, so I went to watch this film with my expectations lowered, but I am happy to say it exceeded them by a lot...

ayaa1977

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