The read
A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 38 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 85% of the 4,571 2010s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 28m. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
The story of two lovers who are united in an environment hostile to dating of any kind. Barakah is municipal civil servant from Jeddah and an amateur actor in a theatre troupe. Barakah is a wild beauty, who functions as a crowd-puller for her stylish mother’s boutique and runs her own widely-seen vlog. They both defy customs and traditions, as well as the religious police, using modern communication technologies and traditional dating methods.
Ratings
Critics rate it 38 points higher than audiences do.
39 audience votes
Key crew
- Mahmoud SabbaghDirector
- Mahmoud SabbaghWriter
Cast
- Hisham FageehBarakah
- Fatima Al-BanawiFatima
- Sami HifnyDa'ash
- Khairia NazmiDaya Sa'adiya
- Abdulmajeed Al-RuhaidiMaqbool
- Turki ShaikhTurki / Agent
- Marian BilalSara
- Reem HabibMadame Mayyada
- Khaled YeslamThe agent
