Film 2023
The Matchmaker
An office infatuation leads an IT worker to a desert resort with unsettling promises.
- Country collection
- Saudi Arabia
- Original title
- الخطابة
- Director
- Abdulmohsin Aldabaan
- Year
- 2023
Editorial profile. Availability on LAREINE TV has not been confirmed.
Story, without spoilers
Tarek follows an intern from his workplace to an isolated resort. There, a matchmaker promises visiting men an ideal bride. What begins as a pursuit of romance gradually becomes an encounter with unexplained forces and a history that Tarek does not understand. His curiosity takes him beyond the reassuring version of events offered by his hosts.
Context & recognition
Filmed in AlUla, Abdulmohsin Aldabaan's Saudi psychological thriller contrasts a contemporary office with a desert world of old stories. In Netflix's production notes, the director connects supernatural tales with human feelings of love and revenge.
Main characters & cast
Tarek
Hussam Alharthy
The IT worker whose attraction draws him to the resort.
The intern
Nour Alkhadra
Tarek’s colleague, whom he follows into the desert.
The matchmaker
Reem Alhabib
The woman offering visitors their supposedly perfect match.