Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Hamzah Jamjoom’s eco-thriller “Running Dry,” which will start principal photography on Dec.
26, has revealed its leading cast members. The film will star Baraa Alem (“The Book of Sun,” “HWJN,” “Route 10”), Waleed Zuaiter (“Gangs of London,” “Baghdad Central,” “Omar”), Houshang Touzie (“Homeland,” “Argo,” “Madame Secretary”), Naif Aldaferi (“Rashash,” ” HWJN”) and Ali Fardi (“7-OD,” “Only Death Never Lies,” “Marokkaanse Bruiloft”).
Jamjoom’s credits include “Rupture,” winner of the Best Saudi Film Award at the Red Sea Film Festival in 2021, and “How I Got There,” the Best Saudi Film Award winner at last year’s Red Sea Film Festival.
It is based on a script by Gregory Collins (“Before Anyone Else,” “A Song Still Inside”) and Jamjoom, from a story by Waleed Al Sanad and is produced by Abubakar Khan (“Mustache,” “Queen of Bones”).
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