Hobal

Jan 2, 2025

1h 56m

★ 9.5

Overview

The Saudi family is following strict instructions from their grandfather to remain confined in the desert during the early 1990s. A series of events shakes the family's foundation and they find them in a struggle between life and death.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Peninsula Pictures

Film Clinic

Shaf

Hobal Trailers

Cast

Liyam

Ibrahim Al-Hasawi

Sarra

Mila Alzahrani

Shanar

Mishal Al-Mutairi

Battal

Hamdy Alfridi

Majed

Fayez Bin Jurays

Riffa

Amal Sami

Seita

Reem Fahad

Nahar

Abdulrahman Abdullah

Assaf

Hamad Farhan

Rawiah Ahmad

Driaan Aldriaan

Taraf Alobidy

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