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My Driver and I

Synopsis

Salma is a young, privileged, and rebellious Saudi girl whose family hires a Sudanese man named Gamar to drive her to and from her day-to-day activities. Initially adhering to a simple employer/employee dynamic, Salma and Gamar’s relationship quickly evolves into an intimate personal friendship that bonds them through her teenage years and beyond, but their friendship is put to the test when Salma gets older and starts taking the wheel.
Official Selection Red Sea International Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
100 min
Format
Digital
Director
Ahd Kamel 1st Feature
Producer
Georgie Paget, Hani Farsi
Co-Producer
Thembisa Cochrane
Editor
Andonis Trattos
Screenwriter
Ahd Kamel
Director of Photography
Frida Marzouk
Sound
Emmanuel Zouki
Composer
Marc Codsi
Principal cast
Roula Dakheelallah, Mustafa Shehata, Rana Alamuddin, Qusai Kheder

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI UK Global Screen Fund

UK, Saudi Arabia co-production

A Caspian Films (UK), Corniche Media (SA), Millimeter Productions (SA), Odd Kamel Films production

Caspian Films

Thembisa Cochrane
Georgie Paget

Ahd Kamel

Sales Company

MAD Solutions

18, Salah El-Din St., 3rd fl.
Zamalek
11211 Cairo
Egypt

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