BARAKAH MEETS BARAKAH (BARAKAH YOQABIL BARAKAH), 2016
Saudi Arabia | DCP, Color, 88’ | Arabic
Director: Mahmoud Sabbagh
Cast: Hisham Fageeh, Fatima AlBanawi, Sami Hifny
What could a civil servant and a social media superstar have in common? Genial Barakah is from a humble background and serves a civil servant in Jeddah. One day he sees Bibi, the adopted daughter of a wealthy family, during a photo shoot which he is supposed to fine, but he can’t get over her beauty. After overcoming many obstacles, the duo manages to spend time alone in the harsh social environment where even an innocent meeting is almost impossible. This first romantic comedy from Saudi Arabia provides concealed yet edgy political criticism with traces of yearning for the past.