Hobal
7.7
“Every soul faces doomsday.”
The Saudi family is following strict instructions from their grandfather to remain confined in the desert during the early 1990s. A series of events shakes the family's foundation and they find them in a struggle between life and death.
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Cast
12 people
Ibrahim Alhasawi
Liyam
Also in
Palm and Tambourine
The Bliss of Being No One
Mila Al-Zahrani
Sarra
Known for
The Perfect Candidate
Mishal Al-Mutairi
Shanar
Also in
Love, Life & Everything in Between
The Bliss of Being No One
Hamdy Alfridi
Battal
No other roles listed
Fayez Bin Jurays
Majed
Also in
Rashash
Kidnap
Amal Sami
Riffa
No other roles listed
Reem Fahad
Seita
Also in
Slave
Abdulrahman Abdullah
Nahar
No other roles listed
Hamad Farhan
Assaf
Rawiah Ahmad
Driaan Aldriaan
Taraf Alobidy
Also in
My Mother
Ahla Nasseb
Abdulaziz Alshlahei Director · Mufarrij Almajfel Writer Badriah Alotaibi Costume designer
Worldwide gross $6.4M · Budget $4M · First release December 7, 2024
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,440,453
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Peninsula Pictures
Production
Film Clinic
Production
Shaf
Production
Saudi Arabia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
هوبال
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic
Release dates
Saudi Arabia · December 7, 2024
Premiere
Saudi Arabia · January 2, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Bahrain
January 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Oman
January 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Qatar
January 23, 2025 · Theatrical
Saudi Arabia
June 6, 2025 · Digital · Shahid | PG15
United Arab Emirates
January 23, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 19, 2025 · Theatrical
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