Hijra
Sitti is on a pilgrimage to Mecca with her two rebellious granddaughters, Sarah and Janna. But everything changes when one of the granddaughters goes missing.
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Sitti, a formidable old woman, is on a pilgrimage to Mecca with her two rebellious granddaughters, 18-year-old Sarah, and 12-year-old Janna. But when their bus stops so the passengers can disembark to pray, Sarah seizes the opportunity to disappear into the crowd. Sitti and Janna abandon the pilgrimage to go in search of Sarah, hoping to find her before the girls' father learns that she is missing.
When they spot a young man with a truck (cheerfully selling fake holy water to the pilgrims), they hire him to take them to Jeddah. There they seek out Aunt Laila, who, having left her husband, has set up shop as a hairdresser. An outcast in her family, she is also a natural confidante for Sarah, who has run away in the hope of fleeing the country with her boyfriend.
As Sitti and Janna follow Sarah's trail, they find themselves on a very different journey than the one they started out on, but one no less meaningful and ultimately transformative for them all.
Director Shahad Ameen's second feature, Hijra was Saudi Arabia's submission to the Academy Awards in the Best International Feature category.
—Justine Barda
- Director: Shahad Ameen
- Principal Cast: Lamar Faden, Khairiah Nathmy, Nawaf Al-Dhufairy
- Country: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, UK
- Year: 2025
- Running Time: 114 min.
- Producer: Mohamed Al-daradji
- Screenplay: Shahad Ameen
- Cinematographers: Miguel I. Litin-Menz
- Editors: Herve de Luze, Mohamed Al-daradji
- Music: Armand Amar
- Awards: Official Academy Awards® Submission 2026 (International Feature), Venice International Film Festival 2025 (NETPAC Award: Best Asian Film), Red Sea International Film Festival 2025 (Best Saudi Film Award), Red Sea International Film Festival 2025 (The Jury Best Film Award), Carthage Film Festival 2025 (Best Actress Award, Best Cinematography Award)
- Filmography: Scales (2019)
- Language: Arabic
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- International Sales: Iraqi Independent Film Center