The Great Muse

At a glance

The Great Muse, is a 2018 Saudi movie, directed by Abdulrahman Khawj, and starring Ismail Alhassan, Ziad Mimani, Mohammad Alsultan. with a runtime of 97 minutes.

Overview

The Great Muse is a Saudi Arabian coming-of-age drama that follows Nawaf, a recent high-school graduate standing at a crossroads. With family and society pressuring him to choose a college major, Nawaf finds himself unable to simply obey — he wanders the city, searching for an answer that feels truly his own. The film is a quiet but resonant exploration of youth caught between expectation and self-discovery, capturing the universal tension between external pressure and individual identity in a distinctly Saudi setting.

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