Hobal

At a glance

Hobal, is a 2025 Saudi movie, directed by Abdulaziz Alshlahei, and starring Ibrahim Al-Hasawi, Mila Al-Zahrani, Mishal Al-Mutairi, with a runtime of 116 minutes. Content rating: 12A.

Overview

Hobal is a Saudi Arabian drama film set in the aftermath of the Second Gulf War, centering on a Bedouin family living in total desert isolation under the strict authority of their grandfather Lyam, who believes the apocalypse is imminent. The family's self-imposed confinement is put to the test when Rifa, one of the family's daughters, contracts a contagious illness, threatening both the physical survival of the group and the ideological world the grandfather has built. The film is a tense, thoughtful drama about faith, fear, and the fractures that emerge when a rigid belief system collides with inescapable human need — set against the harsh desert landscapes of early 1990s Saudi Arabia.

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