A film about the life of Saudi King Faisal will be the first movie shown in Saudi theatres when they are set to open to the public in March.
King Salman ordered the lifting of a 35-year cinema ban in the country earlier this month.
“Born a King” tells the true story of when King Faisal was sent to England at the age of 14 to negotiate with prominent British leaders, including Lord Curzon and Winston Churchill.
The film depicts Saudi Arabia’s domestic and foreign challenges at the time.
لقطة من الفيلم الهوليوودي Born A king ( ولد ملكاً ) عن زيارة الملك فيصل لبريطانيا عام ١٩١٩ ومن المتوقع الانتهاء منه فبراير المقبل وبدء عرضه في دور السينما العالمية بعد ان يعرض لاول مرة في السعودية pic.twitter.com/b4N69q3Rmb
— عبدالإله السناني (@aa_alsinani) December 13, 2017
It is currently being filmed in the U.K. and is expected to be completed in February.
It is expected to be screened in Riyadh before its international release.
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