The Book of Sun (2020)

07/30/2020Drama, Comedy, Thriller2h 10m
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Overview

In 2010, at the peak of the Saudi YouTube movement, high school senior Husam finds himself drawn into the world of video production. He’s joined in his pursuit by his best friend Maan, their one-time foe Ibrahim, and Orabi a teacher with a passion for filmmaking. In the middle of their senior year, they set out to produce a no-budget horror movie – a wild adventure that will put their futures at risk.

Top Billed Cast

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    Baraa Alem

    حسام الخياط

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    Sohayb Godus

    محمد عرابي

  3. Nadia Malaika

    والدة حسام

  4. Faris Godus

    مجدي

  5. Cast 1

    Ismail Alhassan

    معن بنجر

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    Ahmed Saddam

    ابراهيم فوزان

  7. Cast 1

    Nawaf Alshubaili

    مصلح السويدي

The Book of Sun is both a high school coming-of-age comedy and a film about guerrilla filmmaking, and it nails it in both areas. The story is very entertaining from start to finish and invokes an atmosphere I have enjoyed in films like Bowfinger and The Disaster Artist without actually being anything like either films. Here is a film that was truly made for the local sensibility and very true to that, yet I believe would be a smashing success has it been given the chance to play internationally. The filmmaking is very well done, and the camera shots are smart and dynamic without being flashy. ...

Status Released

Original LanguageArabic 

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