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Arab Underworld Thriller ‘Boomah’ Kicks Off Principal Photography In Jordan

Second Feature From Jordanian Director Zaid Abu Hamdan Is Billed As Expansive Crime Thriller With Gritty Edge Of City Of God, Gomorrah And La Haine

Zaid 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. Protagonist Boomah is notorious and knife-savvy female gang member who becomes embroiled in a power struggle between street thugs and religious extremists while battling the traumas of her harrowing orphaned past. “We’re proud to be a part of this project, supporting Jordanian and Levantine talent during this extremely difficult and trying period, with so much risk inherent in cinema and arts coming out of this region,” said Front Row Productions partners Gianluca Chakra and Mario Jr. Haddad.

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