Nowe kino saudyjskie. O twórczości Meshala Al Jasera
New Saudi Cinema. The Work of Meshal Al Jaser

Summary/Abstract: The author analyzes two films by the young Saudi director Meshal Al Jaser: Is Sumiyati Going toHell? (2016) and Can I Go Out? (2017), in which she focuses on the situation of two social groups –women and migrant workers. The analysis is preceded by a short introduction to the social andcultural situation in Saudi Arabia, together with a description of the conditions that have only recentlyenabled the emergence of filmmaking in this country and shaped its specificity. The author focuseson the content of the films analyzed, interpreting them in the context of Saudi reality, as well as onthe director’s characteristic style, which often employs the convention of grotesque. This text tries toshow how the artistic choices made by Al Jaser allow him to portray the chosen social phenomenain their depth and complexity.

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