‘Traveler’s Hell’ heads to Cairo for world premiere

RIYADH: Saudi film “Traveler’s Hell” will have its world premiere at the 47th Cairo International Film Festival, MBC Studios has announced.

The movie, chosen for the festival’s Midnight Screenings section, will be shown on Nov. 13. Adapted from the bestselling novel of the same name by Saudi author Osama Al-Muslim, it is directed by Hana Al-Omair.

The MBC Group said the film would open in Saudi cinemas on Nov. 19, following its festival run. It will then reach movie theaters across the Gulf and the Arab world from Nov. 26, including the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and Jordan. It is due to open in Egypt on Dec. 3.