The Barrier (1990)
الحاجز
Al-Hajiz (The Barrier), the movie deals with social and emotional barriers imposed upon individuals by society and also with those that the individual imposes upon himself. The characters in the movie lack the ability to communicate with each other and therefore, fail to understand their own emotions. Hence, they fail to maintain healthy relationships with each other because of the lack of love amongst them. This failure is attributed to the surrounding environment that dose not allow for healthy relationships to grow and prosper.
- Date of release
- 1990-06-06
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Bassam Al-Thawadi
Casting
- Ebrahim Bahar — Mustafa
- Rashed Al-Hassan — Hassan
- Mariam Ziman — Fatima
- Gahtan Al-Gahtani — Mohammed
- Abdulrahman Barakat — The Father
- Toffol Gassim Hadad
- Soad Ali — Huda
- Farah Ali
- Anwar Ahmed — Gang man
- Norah Yousif — The neighbor
- Latifa Al-Mejren
Interesting facts
The Barrier is a 1990 Bahraini drama film directed and produced by Bassam Al-Thawadi, starring Ebrahim Bahar, Rashed Al-Hassan, and Mariam Ziman. The screenplay was written by Ameen Salih. The film is widely regarded as being the first feature film produced in Bahrain.
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