THE TAMBOUR OF RETRIBUTION / ABDULAZIZ ALSHLAHEI
Life and death meet in this story of a forbidden romance between an executioner’s son and a wedding musician’s daughter in turn-of-the-century Saudi Arabia. Offering a rare window into the working-class Black Saudi community in Riyadh, the second feature from Adbulaziz Alshlahei (Zero Distance) paints a nuanced portrait of community, class, and love as the couple struggle to balance what is owed to their families against their own desires.
Date: Thursday, Sep 29, 2022 at 7:00 PM
RT: 91 mins
Life and death meet in this story of a forbidden romance between an executioner’s son and a wedding musician’s daughter in turn-of-the-century Saudi Arabia. Offering a rare window into the working-class Black Saudi community in Riyadh, the second feature from Adbulaziz Alshlahei (Zero Distance) paints a nuanced portrait of community, class, and love as the couple struggle to balance what is owed to their families against their own desires.
Date: Thursday, Sep 29, 2022 at 7:00 PM
RT: 91 mins
Life and death meet in this story of a forbidden romance between an executioner’s son and a wedding musician’s daughter in turn-of-the-century Saudi Arabia. Offering a rare window into the working-class Black Saudi community in Riyadh, the second feature from Adbulaziz Alshlahei (Zero Distance) paints a nuanced portrait of community, class, and love as the couple struggle to balance what is owed to their families against their own desires.
Date: Thursday, Sep 29, 2022 at 7:00 PM
RT: 91 mins