Hijra
6.5
A drama centered on the bond formed between different generations of Saudi women during a journey across the desert to Mecca. When the eldest granddaughter disappears, the grandmother travels to the north in search of the missing teenager.
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Cast
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Lamar Faden
Janna
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Khairia Nazmi
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Naif Al-Daferi
Ahmed
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Baraa Alem
Rakan
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Raghad Bokhari
Sarah
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Lana Komsany
Iman
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Ghaliah Amin
Layla
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Abdulsalam Alhawiti
Faisal
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Aqab Al Dhubayani
Janna's Father
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Ayman Al Shibani
Bus Driver
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Mohammed Marizig Al-Atwi
Truck Driver
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Ayman Alghamdi
Camel Owner
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Shahad Ameen Director · M.I. Littin-Menz Cinematographer Hervé de Luze Editor
First release August 28, 2025 · Produced in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, United Kingdom · Languages Arabic, English, Turkish, Urdu
Production
Iraqi Independent Film Center
Production
Ideation Studios
Production
Film Clinic
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Biet Ameen Production
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Red Sea Fund
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Human Film
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Three Arts
Production
Daw' Film - Film Commission | MOC
Production
Noon Art Media Production
Production
Saudi Arabia · Iraq · Egypt · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original title
هجره
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · Turkish · Urdu
Release dates
Italy · August 28, 2025
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Saudi Arabia · January 8, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
April 15, 2026 · Premiere · Festival Cinemas du Sud
Saudi Arabia
May 22, 2026 · Digital · MBC Shahid
South Korea
August 14, 2026 · Premiere · Arab Film Festival
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