Talal Al-Musaad is a Saudi director, 'Salem's Leg' (2023) is his debut film.

synopsis

Salem and Muhammad are chilling in front of the television when they decide to take a chance on something new: a pill with no name. They take this drug and are waiting to see if they feel anything whe n Salem suddenly falls to the ground. Muhammad panics. He is convinced that Salem is dead and that it is his task to bury him, so he rolls him in a carpet and spirits him through his building to the carpark. As he heads towards the desert, however, he hears a sound from the car boot. Could Salem still be alive back there? He opens the boot and unrolls the carpet where Salem is now awake, thrilled and relieved, but his travails are not over. Read More

Highlights

Red Sea International Film Festival, Saudi Arabia