A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
December 26, 2024
Original Title:
صيفي
Genres:
Drama | Thriller
Production Companies:
Telfaz11
Production Countries:
Saudi Arabia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 110
At 40 years old, Saify Muhammed is a washed-up confidence trickster who owes money to everyone, including his ex-wife. Now he is trying his hand at blackmail. The year is 2000; Saify has a dilapidated music shop selling cassette tapes, including recordings of banned Islamic sermons he mistakenly thinks will turn an illicit profit. His sermon supplier is Al-Mahdi, shady religious advisor to the local bigwig Sheikh Asaad Aman, who has a name as a philanthropist. When Saify finds one tape containing a scandalous recording of the influential Sheikh Asaad, he thinks he’s finally in the money.
Director:
Wael Abumansour
Editor:
Seifallah Ben Othman
Executive Producer:
Alaa Yousef Faden
Ali Kalthami
Line Producer:
Abdullah Ahmed Orabi
Producer:
Mohammed Alhamoud
Almotaz Aljefri
Chawki Knis
Sound Recordist:
Moncef Taleb
Writer:
Wael Abumansour
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