Barakah Meets Barakah tells the story of two lovers who are united in an environment hostile to dating of any kind. He is Barakah, the municipal civil servant from Jeddah, who is also an amateur actor in a theatrical troupe. She is Barakah, a wild beauty, who functions as a crowd-puller for her stylish mother’s boutique and runs her own widely-seen vlog. They both defy customs and traditions, as well as the religious police, using modern communication technologies and traditional dating methods.
Cast
Hisham Fageeh
Fatima Al Banawi
Sami Hifny
Abdulmajeed Alruhaidi Crew
Screenwriter: Mahmoud Sabbagh
DOP: Victor Credi
Editor: Sofia Subercaseaux
Daniel Garcia
Anas Batahaf
Original Title: Barakah Yoqabil Barakah
Production Company(ies):
El Housh Productions
Producer(s):
Mahmoud Sabbagh
BFI London Film Festival, UK
Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), Germany
Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Egypt
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Canada
Carthage Film Festival (JCC), Tunisia
Festival International du Film de Dakhla, Morocco
Sudan Independent Festival (SIFF), Sudan
Les Premier Rencontres Cinématographique (Debut Film Encounters Programme) in Hassi Messaoud, Algeria
Tripoli Film Festival, Lebanon
Arab Film Festival Amman, Jordan
Ecumenical Jury Award at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), Germany
Certificate of Appreciation at the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Egypt