{"id":1443,"date":"2017-12-15T05:35:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T05:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudiexpatriate.com\/?p=1443"},"modified":"2017-12-15T05:35:42","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T05:35:42","slug":"born-a-king-first-movie-film-in-saudi-arabia-ksa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudiexpatriate.com\/born-a-king-first-movie-film-in-saudi-arabia-ksa\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Born a King&#8217;, First Movie in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Born a King is going to be the First Film from Saudi Arabia. Though the Ban was lifted on cinema in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Theaters will b open for public from March 2018.<\/p>\n<p>A film about the life of Saudi King Faisal will be the first movie shown in Saudi theaters when they are set to open for the public in March.<\/p>\n<p>King Salman ordered the lifting of a 35-year cinema ban in the country earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-1445 aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 460 346'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/saudiexpatriate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/\u2018Born-a-King-First-Movie-in-Saudi-Arabia-SaudiExpatriate.com_.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Born a King', First Movie in Saudi Arabia-SaudiExpatriate.com\" width=\"460\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBorn a King\u201d tells the true story of when King Faisal was sent to England at the age of 14 to negotiate with prominent British leaders, including Lord Curzon and Winston Churchill.<\/p>\n<p>The film depicts Saudi Arabia\u2019s domestic and foreign challenges at the time.<\/p>\n<p>It is currently being filmed in the UK and is expected to be completed in February. It is expected to be screened in Riyadh before its international release.<\/p>\n<p>A trailer of the film can be seen here. The movie was written by Henry Fitzherbert and directed by Agust\u00ed Villaronga.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aa_alsinani\/status\/940812071595323392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">&#8216;Born A King&#8217; Film Trailer Link<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0648\u062f\u064a Born A king ( \u0648\u0644\u062f \u0645\u0644\u0643\u0627\u064b ) \u0639\u0646 \u0632\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u0643 \u0641\u064a\u0635\u0644 \u0644\u0628\u0631\u064a\u0637\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627 \u0639\u0627\u0645 \u0661\u0669\u0661\u0669 \u0648\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u0648\u0642\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0647\u0627\u0621 \u0645\u0646\u0647 \u0641\u0628\u0631\u0627\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0648\u0628\u062f\u0621 \u0639\u0631\u0636\u0647 \u0641\u064a \u062f\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0646\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0639\u0631\u0636 \u0644\u0627\u0648\u0644 \u0645\u0631\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b4N69q3Rmb\">pic.twitter.com\/b4N69q3Rmb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0639\u0628\u062f\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0646\u0627\u0646\u064a (@aa_alsinani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aa_alsinani\/status\/940812071595323392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The cast includes Hermione Corfield, Ed Skrein, Laurence Fox, James Fleet, Kenneth Cranham, Aidan McArdle and Dilyana Bouklieva.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born a King is going to be the First Film from Saudi Arabia. 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