Norah
Saudi Arabia | 2023 | 94 mins | Arabic
Set in a small, remote Saudi Arabian village in the 90s, when artistic expression was banned, NORAH is a story about the basic human need to communicate through art, in all its forms. Nader, a new school teacher and an artist in secret, arrives at the village and meets Norah, a young woman who ignites the creativity inside him and inspires him to paint again. At great risk, they develop a delicate connection and a quiet bond. Nader enlightens Norah on the wider world outside of her tiny community, and she realizes she must leave, to find a place where she can be free to express her artistic self.
Director
Tawfik Alzaidi is a Saudi director, based in Riyadh. He wrote, directed and produced “Norah”, his homegrown debut feature film. Tawfik is considered to be a leading and influential member of the new cinema wave in Saudi Arabia. Tawfik began directing his own short films in 2006. His first short film “The Fabricated Crime” won best editing in the Jeddah Film Festival in 2007 and his film “The Silence” won the Gulf Short Film Award in the Muscat International Film Festival 2009.
Cast & Crew
Director – Tawafik Alzaidi
Producer – Tawafik Alzaidi
Cast – Yaqoub Affarhan, Maria Bahrawl, Abdullah Alsadhan
Editor – Mounir Soussi