Venice International Film Festival 2025 | Stockholm International Film Festival 2025 | Red Sea International Film Festival 2025
NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film, Venice 2025 | Yusr Jury Prize, Film AlUla Audience Award -Saudi Film, Red Sea 2025
Twelve-year-old Janna travels across Saudi Arabia on a pilgrimage with her strict grandmother, Sitti, and rebellious older sister, Sarah. When Sarah suddenly disappears, Janna and Sitti set out to find her, fearing their father's reaction. Their journey through ancient routes and harsh deserts brings hidden family secrets and old conflicts to light. As Janna learns more about her grandmother's past, the journey becomes a search for understanding, forgiveness and reconciliation, bringing the family closer.
Shahad Ameen is an award-winning Saudi filmmaker from Jeddah. Her debut, Scales, won the Verona Film Club Award at Venice Critics’ Week 2019. Her second feature, Hijra, won Venice’s NETPAC Award and represents Saudi Arabia at the Oscars.
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