AFIN 2024 · Feature Film
MOUNTAIN BOY
Directed by Zainab Sheheen
AFIN 2024 Winner Best Cinematography · Denson Baker
Nominee Best Costume Design · Shrouk Hodroj
Nominee Best Emerging Female Director · Zainab Sheheen
Nominee Best Sound Design · Ahmad Alashi
Nominee Best Visual Effects · Duncan Capp
- Type
- Feature Film
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Self-rated
- G content guide
Synopsis
MOUNTAIN BOY is a live-action, feel-good, family-adventure, feature film based on the award-winning United Arab Emirates (UAE) children’s book THE BOY WHO KNEW THE MOUNTAINS by Dr. Michele Ziolkowski.
Suhail, a young boy with Autism, flees to live in the mountains after his father shuns him, not understanding his determination. Pinned with the confusing sadness that his mother died in childbirth with him, Suhail makes the epic journey, with his new friend Barakah, an Arabian Saluki, to find acceptance, family, and redemption.
The film is a passionate exploration of the world of neurodiverse people to honour the entire human experience and understand there are many ways to be alive.
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