The Book of Sun poster

The Book of Sun( 2020)

TV-MADramaComedyThriller
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Overview

In 2010, at the peak of the Saudi YouTube movement, high school senior Husam finds himself drawn into the world of video production. He’s joined in his pursuit by his best friend Maan, their one-time foe Ibrahim, and Orabi a teacher with a passion for filmmaking. In the middle of their senior year, they set out to produce a no-budget horror movie – a wild adventure that will put their futures at risk.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Baraa Alem

      حسام الخياط

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      Sohayb Godus

      محمد عرابي

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      Nadia Malaika

      والدة حسام

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      Faris Godus

      مجدي

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      Ismail Alhassan

      معن بنجر

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      Ahmed Saddam

      ابراهيم فوزان

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      Nawaf Alshubaili

      مصلح السويدي

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    A review by ayaa1977

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    Written by ayaa1977 on Tue Sep 01 2020
    The Book of Sun is both a high school coming-of-age comedy and a film about guerrilla filmmaking, and it nails it in both areas. The story is very entertaining from start to finish and invokes an atmosphere I have enjoyed in films like Bowfinger and The Disaster Artist without actually being anything like either films. Here is a film that was truly made for the local sensibility and very true to that, yet I believe would be a smashing success has it been given the chance to play internationally. The filmmaking is very well done, and the camera shots are smart and dynamic without being flashy. T...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • family