• HAJJAN

    Directed by Abu Bakr Shawky
    Saudi Arabia/Egypt/Jordan | 117 minutes | U.S. Premiere | World Cinema Now

Film Festival 2024

An audience favorite!

Two young Bedouin brothers beat the odds to become top jockeys in the cutthroat world of camel racing in this thrilling, David-and-Goliath tale set in the Saudi Arabian desert.

film details

Director: Abu Bakr Shawky
Producers: Mohamed Hefzy, Majed Z. Samman, Rula Nasser
Screenwriter: Omar Shama, Mufarij Almajfel, Abu Bakr Shawky
Cinematographers: Gerry Vasbenter
Editor: Sarah Peczek
Music: Amine Bouhafa
Cast: Abdelmohsen Al Nemer, Omar AlAtawi, AlShaima’a Tayeb, Toleen Bardbood, Ibrahem Alhessawi
Original Language Title: هجان
Country: Saudi Arabia/Egypt/Jordan
Language: In Arabic with English subtitles
Year: 2023
Running Time: 117 minutes
Premiere Status: U.S. Premiere
Primary Company: Film Constellation

Film Festival 2024