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Alzarfa: Escape from Hanhounia Hell (2025)
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Original name: الزرفة
Genre: Comedy
Country: Saudi Arabia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Following a botched robbery, incarcerated friends Hamad, Ma’an and Sanad, in their attempt to escape, end up in a biographical film financed by eccentric Saudi magnate Abdullatif Al-Hanhouni, set in the same locations of their past heists.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspenseful, fast paced, dark comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heist, escape attempt, prison escape, friendship, loyalty, criminal underworld, moral ambiguity, betrayal, satire, social commentary, corruption, flashback, class conflict, hostage situation, flashbacks
Time:
contemporary
Place:
saudi arabia
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