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Saudi Film Pioneer Faisal Baltyuor Launches First Arthouse Cinema in Riyadh, Where Titles Will Include ‘The Zone of Interest,’ ‘Fallen Leaves’ (EXCLUSIVE)


Saudi film pioneer Faisal Baltyuor launches first arthouse cinema in Riyadh. First titles will Include 'The Zone of Interest' and 'Fallen Leaves.'

Upcoming titles set to soon screen at Cinehouse include Todd Phillips’s “ Joker: Folie à Deux,” “I, The Executioner” by ace Korean director Ryoo Seung-wan; Aki Kaurismäki’s “Fallen Leaves”; Yemeni film “The Burdened” by Amr Gamal; Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest”; and Iranian director Saeed Roustayi’s “Leila’s Brothers.” Baltyour noted that despite the rapid rise of Saudi box office over the past six years “we have seen that there is a huge gap in the arthouse cinema sector which also reflects a global trend.” “We know that there are a lot of challenges to tackle in opening an arthouse a house cinema, so we want to “take it step-by-step and see if we can build that community,” Baltyour noted.

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