The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
Hayat, a 12-year-old strong-willed girl, lives in a poor fishing village governed by dark tradition, in which every family must give away a daughter to the sea creatures who inhabit the waters near by. In turn, the sea creatures are hunted by the men of the village. Saved from this ordeal by her father, Hayat is outcasted by her village and considered a curse. But Hayat never surrenders. When Hayat’s mother gives birth to her new-born brother, Hayat must accept the brutal custom by sacrificing herself to these creatures or find a way to escape.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Metacritic72/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Shahad AmeenWriter
- Shahad AmeenDirector
Cast
- Ashraf BarhoumAmer
- Basima HajjarHayat
- Fatima Al TaeiAisha
- Haifa Al-AghaSumaya
- Hafssa FaisalFatama
- Abdulaziz ShtianYasser
- Ibrahim AlhasawiSaada
- Rida IsmailHakeem
- Ali Abdallah Al KamzariSalim
- Fathi Ahmad Al KamzariKhaled
- Mohammed Tareq Al ShehhiShareef
- Walid Khalid DawoodHassan