Scales (2019)
Releasing at July 9, 2021 in theaters
“Sayyedat al-Bahr”
Drama, Mystery
Scales is drama mystery film directed and written by Shahad Ameen. The film stars Basima Hajjar, Yagoub Alfarhan, Abdulaziz Shtian, Ibrahim Al-Hasawi, Rida Ismail, Ali Abdallah Al Kamzari and Fathi Ahmad All Kamzari. The film primiered at September 2, 2019 on Venice Film Festival.
Set in a dystopian landscape, Scales is the story of a young strong-willed girl, Hayat, who lives in a poor fishing village governed by a dark tradition in which every family must give one daughter to the sea creatures who inhabit the waters nearby. In turn the sea creatures are hunted by the men of the village. Saved from this fate by her father, Hayat is considered a curse on the village and grows up an outcast. Nevertheless, she does not surrender to this fate and fights for a place within her village. After her mother gives birth to a baby boy, Hayat must accept the brutal custom of giving herself to the sea creatures or finding a way to escape.
Director: Shahad Ameen
Writer: Shahad Ameen
Stars: Basima Hajjar, Yagoub Alfarhan, Abdulaziz Shtian, Ibrahim Al-Hasawi, Rida Ismail, Ali Abdallah Al Kamzari, Fathi Ahmad All Kamzari
►Cast
| Basima Hajjar | ► | Hayat |
| Yagoub Alfarhan | ► | Muthana |
| Abdulaziz Shtian | ► | Yaser |
| Ibrahim Al-Hasawi | ► | Saada |
| Rida Ismail | ► | Hakeem |
| Ali Abdallah Al Kamzari | ► | Salim |
| Fathi Ahmad All Kamzari | ► | Khaled |
| Mohammed Tareq Al Shehhi | ► | Shareef |
| Walid Khalid Dawood | ► | Hassan |
| Osama Suheil Al Zarafi | ► | Iqbal |
| Mohannad Hassan Al Zohoury | ► | Azeez |
| Seif Ibrahim Al Hamadi | ► | Tareq |
| Ali Abdullah Al Kamzari | ► | Zahr |
| Hassan Al Kamzari | ► | Hamdi |
| Mohammed Abdullah Al Kamzari | ► | Adnan |
| Yaqeen Yasser Zarafi | ► | Sara |
| Fatama Mahra Zaid | ► | Layla |
| Halima Mohammed Abdullah | ► | Jameela |
| Hajir Mahra Al Kamzari | ► | Sidra |
| Maryam Mahmoud Hussein | ► | Khadijah |
| Alyaa Ali Al Kamzari | ► | Sulafa |
| Nisreen Kamal Kheir | ► | Zainab |
| Sharifa Al Buraiki | ► | Husna |
| Shafia | ► | Janan |
| Hajiba Laskri | ► | Sahar |
| Dana Hassan Al Shehhi | ► | Dana |
| Mayasah Yasser Al Zarafi | ► | Zahra |
| Ibtisam | ► | Old Woman |
| Rawan Fathi Al Kamzari | ► | Newborn Bader |
| Maryam Seif Al Kamzari | ► | Baby Hayat |
| Michelle Hyunbner | ► | Boat Mermaid |
| Madina Tursunova | ► | Beach Mermaid |