Arab Underworld Thriller ‘Boomah’ Kicks Off Principal Photography In Jordan
deadline.comZaid Abu Hamdan has begun principal photography in Jordan on new film Boomah (The Owl), which is being positioned as an Arab world thriller with a similar gritty edge as City of God, Gomorrah and La Haine.
Boomah marks Jordanian director Abu Hamdan’s second feature after his critically acclaimed female focused drama Daughters of Abdul Rahman The Giza Killer and Al Rawabi School For Girls actress Rakeen Saad stars in the titular role of a female thug, who goes by the name of Boomah.
The actress is also soon to be seen as the lead in new Netflix series production Echoes of the Past, as well as in Terrence Malick’s biblical drama The Way of the Wind.
She will be joined by Rawabi co-star Joanna Arida in the role of Boomah’s best friend and confidant Anoud. Rounding out the cast are Majd Eid (Lockerbie, Holy Spider, Rebel), Nabil Al Raee (200 Meters, The Idol, The Teacher) and Hanan Al Hilo, who previously starred in Daughters of Abdul Rahman.
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