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‘Hobal’ Review: Nomadic Family is Unsettled By Future in Dynamic Drama
VarietyStory by Stephen Saito
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A Bedouin family grapples with an unsettling future in Abdulaziz Alshlahei's powerful desert drama 'Hobal'.
beat sheet
- Director Alshlahei's third feature is drawing early awards buzz for its nuanced exploration of nomadic life and tradition under threat.
- Lead actor Ibrahim Al-Hasawi delivers a tour-de-force performance as the patriarch struggling to preserve his family's Bedouin way of living.
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Abdulaziz Alshlahei, Ibrahim Al-Hasawi, Hobal