Saudi film director and writer Ali Kalthami began his career making digital series including “AlKhallat”, which ran for a decade and was later adapted by Netflix. In 2016, he moved into cinema with his short film “Wasati”; his feature-length thriller “Mandoob” was one of two produced by Telfaz11, a Riyadh-based content creator he helped establish, and premiered at this year's Toronto Film Festival.
Mandoob is screening at Red Sea Film Festival
Fahad Algadaani is a mentally unstable man who works at a call center, but gets repeatedly in trouble for being late or ignoring the pleas of customers. Inevitably, eventually he gets fired, with his reaction to this decision highlighting his instability in the harshest fashion. At the same time, Fahad has to take care of his ailing father and feels the need to protect his divorced sister, who is looking to become an entrepreneur and does not particularly value his involvement in her life.
Mandoob is screening at Red Sea Film Festival
Fahad Algadaani is a mentally unstable man who works at a call center, but gets repeatedly in trouble for being late or ignoring the pleas of customers. Inevitably, eventually he gets fired, with his reaction to this decision highlighting his instability in the harshest fashion. At the same time, Fahad has to take care of his ailing father and feels the need to protect his divorced sister, who is looking to become an entrepreneur and does not particularly value his involvement in her life.
- 12/3/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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