Rollem

Mar 14, 2019

1h 30m

★ 7.0

Overview

When an aspiring filmmaker tries to make a project about Jeddah little does he know what the beloved city means to him until stumbling upon an underrated maven cinematographer living in a country without cinema.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Abdulelah Alqurashi Films

Rollem Trailers

Cast

Omar Nizar

Khaled Yeslam

Farid Lutfi

Shaher Al Qurashi

Lina Najjar

Sarah Taibah

Saleem

Saleem Homsi

Halah

Fatima Husein

Sophie

Fatima AlBanawi

Mohannad

Naif Aldufairi

Mahroos

Anmar Fathaldin

Amm Hamza

Sami Hifny

Nada Nizar

Nadia Malaika

Dania

Sumaya Rida

Amm Hassan

Hassan Tawati

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6.6

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7.0

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0.0

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6.6

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7.2

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7.6

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6.2

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0.0

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6.9

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8.0

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0.0

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6.6

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6.9

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