A special screening of the movie “Saudi Hajan” at Malmö Film Festival

The Malmö Arab Film Festival 2024 held a special screening of the Saudi film “Hajan” as part of the “Arabian Nights” activities, which aims to provide a unique cinematic experience to the public. The film was screened by the Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the Kingdom of Sweden, Enas bint Ahmed Al-Shahwan, and the film’s director, Abu Bakr Shawqi.

“Hajan” will be shown on the sidelines of the festival, along with 3 other Saudi films : “Hawjan,” “Yesterday After Tomorrow,” and “Night Representative,” in a tour organized by the Film Commission to show Saudi films in 5 different cities in Sweden with the aim of promoting Saudi films internationally. This is in addition to the screening of 3 Saudi films on the official selected list of the festival, which are: “Mandoub al-Layl,” “Saliq,” and “Antidote.”

“Hajan” is a feature film, a joint Saudi-Egyptian-Jordanian production, written and directed by Abu Bakr Shawqi, and starring the child Omar Al-Atawi, who appears for the first time in front of the camera, Azzam Al-Nimri, Toulin Barboud, Abdul Mohsen Al-Nimr, Shaima Al-Tayeb, Ibrahim Al-Hasawi, and Muhammad Hilal. It had its world premiere at the last session of the Toronto Film Festival, before being shown at the last session of the Red Sea Film Festival.

Hajan movie story “Hajan” tells a story about “Matar,” the youngest child in a Saudi family of camel riders. He finds himself forced to face the challenges of life and death on an epic journey after the death of his brother and the opportunity to move to live in the city. Instead, “Matar” and his camel, “Hafira,” embark on a journey. A brave adventure through the desert, in search of a better life and true freedom.

It is noteworthy that the 14th session of the Malmö Arab Film Festival began last Monday, April 22, and the activities will conclude the day after tomorrow, Sunday, April 28. 26 films (12 feature films and 14 short films) participated in the festival, produced by 13 Arab countries with production partnerships from 10 foreign countries. In addition to school shows and Arabian nights.