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Sanctity

2012 · 37 min

A quiet, tense character study that feels intimate and socially charged, with a persistent undercurrent of melancholy.

Directed by
Ahd Kamel
Starring
Ahd Kamel, Mohammed Baker
Overview
Areej, a pregnant, young Saudi widow, will endure anything to protect her unborn child. A bold story about going against social customs, and trying to establish a friendship between men and women in a community that insists on gender segregation.

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Directed by
Ahd Kamel
Starring
Ahd Kamel, Mohammed Baker
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • gender
  • family
  • survival
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Directed by
Ahd Kamel
Starring
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Runtime
37 min
Languages
Arabic

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