Scales (film)

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Scales
Film poster
Directed byShahad Ameen
StarringBasima Hajjar
Release date
  • 2 September 2019 (2019-09-02) (Venice)
Running time
74 minutes
CountriesSaudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
LanguageArabic
Box office$4,617[1]

Scales (Arabic: سيدة البحر, romanizedSayyidat al-Baḥri, "Mistress of the Sea") is a 2019 internationally co-produced mystery drama film directed by Shahad Ameen.[2] It was selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3]

Cast[edit]

  • Basima Hajjar as Hayat
  • Yaaqoub Al Farhan as Muthana
  • Abdulaziz Shtian as Yaser
  • Ibrahim Al-Hasawi as Saada

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Scales". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Saudi Director Shahad Ameen on Subverting Patriarchal Power in 'Scales'". Variety. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. ^ Pond, Steve (17 December 2020). "Oscars International Entries Are Close to New Record, But Voters Can't See Them All Yet". The Wrap. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

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