Menahi Explained

Director:	Ayman Makram^[1]
Producer:	Aiman Al Ziyoud^[2]
Starring:	Fayez Al-Malki Muna Wasef Abdullah Al-Eman Dana Faraj Al-Ish
Music:	Nasser Al-Saleh
Runtime:	140 minutes
Country:	Saudi Arabia
Language:	Arabic

Menahi (Arabic: مناحي) is a Saudi Arabian comedy film released in 2008, directed by Ayman Makram and written by Mazin Taha. The film features Syrian actress Mouna Wasef, Fayez al-Malki in the lead role, and Dana Faraj Al-Ish as the co-star. The music for the film was composed by Saudi composer Nasser Al-Saleh.

Plot

The film is about a Bedouin villager named "Menahi" who gets rich and decides to move to a big city.^[1]

Further details

The 2009 opening of Menahi was the first time films were screened in Riyadh for several decades. Men and girls under 12 were permitted to go to the screening.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Menahi Movie . BestArabic.com . 23 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120228203124/http://www.bestarabic.com/shop/test-category/menahi-movie/prod_3.html . 28 February 2012 . dead .
2. Web site: http://moviecitynews.com/2018/03/arabic-media-mogul-aiman-al-ziyoud-turns-focus-to-saudi-cinema/.
3. Abu-Nasr, Donna. "Cinema comes to Riyadh for first time in decades". Yahoo! News (Associated Press). 7 June 2009. Retrieved on 7 June 2009.