DHALAL AL SAMT (SHADOW OF SILENCE)
Saudi Arabia/2006/Arabic dialogue with English subtitles/Colour/35mm/110 mins
In an unnamed Arab country in the near future, a woman searches for her husband, who has been confined to a government institution established in order to manufacture unthinking citizens. She enlists the help of Bedouin tribesmen, and they set out to free her husband and the rest of those in custody in the institution. This is a sure-footed first feature by Saudi director Abdullah Al Muheisen.
Director: Abdullah Al Muheisen
Producer: Ahmad Rachidi
Scriptwriters: Ahmed Rachidi, Abdullah Al Muheisen
Cinematographer: Tariq Ben Abdulla
Editor: Sumar Gabbawi
Composer: Zian Rahbani
Cast: Abdul Muhsen Alnimr, Gassan Masoud, Farab Bseso, Jamil Awad, Mohammad Al Mansour
