The Girls who Burned the Night

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The Girls who Burned the Night, is a 2020 Saudi movie, directed by Sara Mesfer, and starring Jana Gomri, Haya Maraabi, Zain. with a runtime of 24 minutes.

Overview

The Girls Who Burned the Night is a Saudi short drama that unfolds over a single tense night between two sisters, Salsabil and Wasan. Thirteen-year-old Salsabil is at the restless peak of adolescence — frustrated, yearning for autonomy, and chafing against limits she cannot yet articulate. When a simple request to go to the grocery store is denied on their uncle's engagement night, the small refusal becomes a breaking point. What follows is a charged, intimate portrait of sisterhood under pressure — two young women pushed to their edge and finding, in the heat of conflict, an unexpected closeness. The film is a sharp and emotionally resonant exploration of female agency and the quiet rebellions that define girlhood.

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