Film 2023
HWJN
Two unseen worlds share one house
- Country collection
- Saudi Arabia
- Original title
- حوجن
- Director
- Yasir Alyasiri
- Running time
- 118 min
- Year
- 2023
Editorial profile. Availability on LAREINE TV has not been confirmed.
Story, without spoilers
In contemporary Jeddah, the jinn Hwjn and his family occupy a home alongside humans who cannot see them. His growing feelings for medical student Sawsan draw him toward a relationship that crosses the boundaries separating their worlds.
Context & recognition
Yasir Alyasiri adapts Ibrahim Abbas's novel in this Saudi-Emirati fantasy, which opened the Red Sea festival in November 2023.