A Date with the Unknown

At a glance

A Date with the Unknown, is a 1980 Saudi movie, directed by Niazi Mostafa, and starring Saad Kheder, مطرب فواز, Haleh Nazari. with a runtime of 200 minutes.

Overview

"A Date with the Unknown" holds a singular place in Arab film history as what is widely cited as the first Saudi narrative feature film. The story follows a police officer wrongly accused of murdering his colleague who escapes custody to hunt down the real killer and clear his name. Facing extreme danger and desperate circumstances throughout his pursuit, he must outmaneuver both the law and the true perpetrator in this action thriller that marks a pioneering moment in Saudi cinema and in the broader history of Arab filmmaking.

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