NIGHT COURIER

Ali Kalthami

saudi arabia 2023 112 min

In the heart of Riyadh, Fahad Algadaani is a mentally fragile man struggling to support his sick father while facing mounting financial and social pressures. Forced to make ends meet as a delivery courier, he becomes increasingly immersed in the city’s hidden world of illegal dealings and illicit activities. When an opportunity appears to solve his financial problems, Fahad is drawn into a dangerous underworld that forces him to risk his principles, his relationships and the fragile stability of his life.

• About the film

  nternational title Night Courier

  Directed by Ali Kalthami

  Screenplay Ali Kalthami Mohammed Algarawi

  Cast Mohammed Aldokhei Hajer Alshammari Mohammed Alttowayan Mohammed Algarawi Abu Salu Sarah Taibah Amani Alsami

  Music Fabian & Mike Mohammed Alhamdan Antonin Simon

  Cinematography Ahmed Tahoun

  Editing Fakhreddine Amri

  Production Companies Telfaz11 Muvi Studios

• Festivals & Awards

  Toronto International Film Festival — TIFF
  2023 | Discovery — World Premiere

  Red Sea International Film Festival
  2023 | Official Selection

  Zurich Film Festival
  2023 | Feature Film Competition — European Premiere
  Nomination — Golden Eye

  Torino Film Festival
  2023 | International Features Competition
  Achille Valdata Award — Best Feature Film

  International Film Festival of India — IFFI Goa
  2023 | Official Selection

  Windsor International Film Festival
  2023 | Official Selection

  Palm Springs International Film Festival
  2024 | World Cinema Now — U.S. Premiere

  Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
  2024 | Official Selection

  Asian World Film Festival
  2024 | Asian Vision
  Asian Vision Best Film

  Casablanca Arab Film Festival
  2024 | Official Selection
  Grand Prize — Best Director — Ali Kalthami

  Malmö Arab Film Festival
  2024 | Feature Film Competition
  Special Mention — Mohamad Aldokhei

  Rotterdam Arab Film Festival
  2024 | Official Competition
  Jury Award — Best Actor — Mohamad Aldokhei

  Oran International Arab Film Festival
  2024 | Official Competition — Feature Films
  Golden Wihr — Best Feature Film

  Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival
  2024 | Official Competition
  Best Emerging Director — Ali Kalthami

  Glasgow Film Festival
  2024 | Official Selection

  Joburg Film Festival
  2024 | Official Selection

  ALFILM — Arab Film Festival Berlin
  2024 | Official Selection

  Lisbon Arab Film Festival
  2024 | Official Selection

  Toronto Arab Film Festival
  2024 | Official Selection

  Safar Film Festival
  2024 | Official Selection

  Red Lotus Asian Film Festival — Vienna
  2024 | Official Selection