ONLY IN CINEMAS 20.6.24 (Saudi Arabia)
"This is a confident and accomplished feature debut from Tawfik Alzaidi… It is a delicately handled story, a piece of filmmaking that walks the tricky line between observing Saudi sensibilities while also delivering an emotional hook for international audiences."
SCREEN DAILY
"The first feature film by Saudi director Tawfik Alzaidi seems as if it was the result of an intense desire to achieve more than one goal. It is an embodiment of the director’s desire to do a film that will be successful both locally and internationally. He has an ambition to design the film in his own style."
ASHARQ ALAWSAT
"NORAH proves to be an exceptionally strong debut from a filmmaking voice who reaches into his not-so-distant cultural past in order to reflect on his present (and his future) as a creator in a place where artistry can be risky and fraught. It’s both a potential stepping stone to greater things and a glowing achievement unto itself in which the very process of creation becomes an act of liberation."
VARIETY
"Alzaidi’s debut is a promising and refreshing start to a serious Saudi cinema that is invested in understanding the country’s past, and creating a wave of filmmakers who can freely navigate different genres to tailor their stories."
THE FILM VERDICT
