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A Date with the Unknown

A Date with the Unknown

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A Date with the Unknown

1980

3h 20m

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Crime

Overview

Cited as the first Saudi narrative feature. The story revolves around a police officer who is accused of killing his colleague. He flees in order to defend his innocence and arrest the real criminal, and throughout the pursuit of the perpetrator, he is exposed to extremely difficult situations in order to prove his innocence.

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10 featured cast members

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Saad Kheder

Saad Kheder

أحمد الساير

مطرب فواز

نفل بن فضل

Haleh Nazari

Haleh Nazari

نوف

حسن أبو حسنة

النقيب عبداللطيف المخزوم

عبدالرحمن الخريجي

النقيب

محمد الكنهل

وكيل رقيب

Mohammed Al-Mansoori

Mohammed Al-Mansoori

صاحب المزرعة

طارق عرابي

عبدالعزيز المبدل

عبدالعزيز المبدل

صديق صاحب المخيم

علي المدفع

علي المدفع

محمد - صاحب المخيم

Creative team

Directed by: Niazi Mostafa
Written by: Anwar Al Shinnawy

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