Basma

2024 [ARABIC]

Drama

3
IMDb Rating 4.4/10 10 618 618

Plot summary

A young Saudi woman studying abroad returns to Jeddah, where she learns that her family has been shielding her from difficult truths.

Director

Fatima AlBanawi Photo
Fatima AlBanawi

Top cast

Fatima AlBanawi Photo
Fatima AlBanawi as Basma
Eissa Hafiz Photo
Eissa Hafiz as Loay
Terad Sindi Photo
Terad Sindi as Waleed
Sumaiah Alabdulwahab Photo
Sumaiah Alabdulwahab as Zahar
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969.18 MB
1280*640
Arabic 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 45 min
Seeds 1
1.94 GB
1920*960
Arabic 5.1
NR
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1 hr 45 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jehyer 1 / 10

Amateurs

Honestly , Amateur work.The author of the story did not bother with any construction to the story narrative , so eventually you will get lost in every scene that you will never connect with the other , moreover there was no specific narrative construction for every character .. so good luck if you could understand this mess .The first scene: The night party which ended suddenly finding themselves in a sheep barn!!!! What does that mean?Scene Two: a construction site with Random bulldozers chosen to be the site of a romantic conversation. Then morning comes , and the workers begin working around them with their presence raising no questions!! What does that mean?The third scene: It is the worst of all, when a woman spoke to her in the hospital in the most random way , with a meaningless conversation! Basma ask her: Is the juice machine working? " the random lady " answers her that some things cannot be fixed! Basma then ask her if there is any hope to repair the machine? She answers, "My name is Amal " hope in Arabic ". Do you think there is Amal?" What the hell is this nonsense?When I got to the middle of the film, I wondered: Who is the producer who has the courage to produce nonsense like this? But I understood when I saw that the producer is the same as the author, writer, and the leading actress...complete nonsense.
Reviewed by retajsa-51699 1 / 10

What Can I say ?

I have no words to describe this , I don't even call it a movie .. obviously the actors are not professional actors and the story is written poorly .It seems that the actress Fatma , produced & wrote & directed even acted as the main character just for an opportunity to look pretty with a charismaThe father character is poorly talented , we didn't understand what's his mental illness and what caused it . The funny thing was the mother left him and divorced him because he is a danger and threat to there lives , yet she got back with him for no reason & Without context in the moviewith that said , it's rubbish .So this is not a real work or any sort of art .. it's a waste of time for viewers.
Reviewed by aaabsi 4 / 10

Great start for Fatima and the team

I understand that this is the first baby steps for the Saudi Film industry. Taking that into account makes us understand the pitfalls of the movie. The storyline is weak. The actors reactions are sometimes are unrealistic to the situations they are trying to depict.Also, I am always hesitant whenever someone is trying to project their own experiences, interactions, memories into a movie, I am not sure if the story has anything to do with Fatima own life story but that is the sensation I got.Finally, I was not sure what the main message of the movie was, Fatima did iterate a message at the closure but I was not sure that the movie actually delivered this message.At the end, I applaude them for the effort and for better future productions.
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