Scales (2019)

Original title

سيدة البحر

Directed by

Shahad Ameen

Genre

mystery film

Country

Saudi Arabia

Runtime

1h 14m

Rated

MA15+

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a isolated fishing village, women are forced to sacrifice their daughters to mysterious sea creatures. A young girl refuses to accept this tradition and takes action.

lyricalatmosphericsombermeditativevisually starkfable-likemelancholicslow-pacedfemale-centric

What happens

Scales (Arabic: سيدة البحر, romanized: Sayyidat al-Baḥri, lit. 'Mistress of the Sea') is a 2019 internationally co-produced mystery drama film directed by Shahad Ameen. It was selected as the Saudi Arabian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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