DUBAI: Jordanian filmmaker Zaid Abu Hamdan’s latest feature “BOOMAH” — which was partly supported by Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Fund — is set to make its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival in June.
The movie stars Jordanian actress Rakeen Saad, known for her roles in Netflix’s “AlRawabi School for Girls” and film-festival favorite “Seeking Haven for Mr. Rambo,” alongside a cast that includes Majd Eid, Nabil Al-Raee, Joanna Arida, Farah Bsieso and Hanan Hilo.
Set on the margins of Jordanian society, “BOOMAH” follows a feared street enforcer who survives through petty crime and intimidation in an informal underground economy.
Set on the margins of Jordanian society, “BOOMAH” follows a feared street enforcer who survives through petty crime. (Supplied)
Her life is upended when two vulnerable children force her to confront long-buried questions about family, belonging and motherhood. As more organized criminal groups begin to reshape the world around her, she finds herself fighting for survival in a society that has long treated people like her as expendable.
