Film 2023
Mandoob: Night Courier
A delivery driver crosses Riyadh at night, looking for money to help his father.
- Country collection
- Saudi Arabia
- Original title
- مندوب الليل
- Director
- Ali Kalthami
- Year
- 2023
Editorial profile. Availability on LAREINE TV has not been confirmed.
Story, without spoilers
Fahad struggles to support his sick father while financial pressure steadily narrows his options. Working as a delivery courier takes him across the city and into contact with a hidden economy. A tempting illegal opportunity promises quick relief, but accepting it could endanger both his family responsibilities and his remaining sense of stability.
Context & recognition
Ali Kalthami’s first feature combines dark comedy with a crime thriller. Its 2023 festival journey included Toronto’s Discovery programme, placing a precarious working life at the centre of an unfamiliar view of Riyadh.
Main characters & cast
Fahad
Mohammed Aldokhei
The courier searching for a way out of financial trouble.
Nasser
Mohammed Alttowayan
Fahad’s ill father, whose care weighs on his decisions.
