Norah (film)

Norah (Arabic: نورة) is a 2023 Saudi film written, directed and produced by Tawfik Alzaidi. It stars Yagoub Alfarhan, Maria Bahrawi and Abdullah Alsadhan. It is the first Saudi movie to be shot entirely at Al Ula.

The film had its world premiere at the third edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival in December 2023. It was also the first Saudi film to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival as a part of the Un Certain Regard competition, where it was screened on 23 May 2024.

The film was produced through a fund award from the Daw Film Competition by the Film Commission under the Saudi Ministry of Culture and support from the Red Sea International Film Festival and Film AlUla.

Plot
The film's storyline revolves around Nader, an artist who gives up his passion for art to teach children in a remote village in western Saudi Arabia, and Norah, who lives an independent life with her younger brother Nayef after the death of their parents in a road accident when she was young. The movie explores the relationship between Nader and Norah on their journey of artistic discovery.

Cast

 * Yagoub Alfarhan as Nader
 * Maria Bahrawi as Norah
 * Abdullah Alsadhan as Abu Salem
 * Aixa Kay as Munifa
 * Abdulrahman Alwafi as Naif

Awards
Norah’s script won a fund award from the Daw Film Competition by the Saudi Film Commission and Saudi Ministry of Culture in September 2019. It also won the Best Saudi Feature Film Award at the 2023 Red Sea International Film Festival (Third Edition).