Cinema 500 km (2006)
45m
Running Time
March 5, 2006Release Date
Plot.
From the only country in the world with no cinema theaters, a movie young fan crosses borders for the first time ever so he can watch a movie in a cinema for the first time.
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Cast & Crew.
Bassam Al-Enazi
Self
Tariq Al-Husaini
Self
Tariq Al-Khawaji
Self
Ala Al-Mctoom
Self
Nasser Al-Mudlej
Himself
Rja Al-Mutairi
Himself
Abdullah Al-Eyaf
Director
Kaleel Al-Neamah
Himself, Al-Ghadd Magazine Chief Editor
Naif Al-Otaibi
Himself
Yousef Al-Salem
Himself
Mohammed Bazaid
Himself
Jalal Kadhim
Himself, Seef Cinema Manager
Mohammed Megbil
Himself
Details.
Wiki.
Cinema 500 km (Arabic: السينما 500 كم) is a 2006 Saudi Arabian documentary film and was directed by Abdullah Al-Eyaf. The film depicts the experiences of Tariq Al-Husaini, a 21-year-old Saudi movie fan despite no cinemas and are available only on home video in Saudi Arabia. Al-Husaini is shown applying for a passport and traveling 500 kilometers to Bahrain to see a movie in a cinema for the first time.
Abdullah Al-Eyaf secured permission from the Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information to shoot this documentary. The film premiered at the Emirates Film Competition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in 2006 , but due to the lack of cinemas in Saudi Arabia there are no plans yet to show the film in its home country.