Saudi Arabia Scores First Cannes Selection Slot With Drama ‘norah’

The film’s titular character, performed by Saudi newcomer Maria Bahrawi, is an illiterate orphaned younger woman who lives in a remote village the place she faces an arranged marriage during which she will be trapped and has a need for self expression. She intersects with an artist named Nader, performed by Saudi star Yaqoub Alfarhan (“Rashash”), who has given up portray and moved to the village to be a schoolteacher. This chaste encounter unleashes in “Norah” a passion for artwork and, by extension, for a better life away from the village.http://www.goyangtoto-link.com

• She intersects with an artist named Nader, played by Saudi star Yaqoub Alfarhan (“Rashash”), who has given up portray and moved to the village to be a schoolteacher.
• The film’s titular character, played by Saudi newcomer Maria Bahrawi, is an illiterate orphaned young woman who lives in a remote village the place she faces an organized marriage during which she will be trapped and has a need for self expression.
• The film’s titular character, performed by Saudi newcomer Maria Bahrawi, is an illiterate orphaned younger woman who lives in a remote village the place she faces an arranged marriage by which she will be trapped and has a need for self expression.
• This chaste encounter unleashes in “Norah” a ardour for art and, by extension, for a greater life away from the village.