Discoveries from Kuwait World Cinema

Awaniess Play

A comedy play that deals with some Gulf social problems, and presents the suffering of Arab and Gulf youth in a comedic framework with some projections on political issues through the story of (Shliwiah), a Gulf citizen who travels to (London) for treatment, and there he faces treatment he did not expect in that western capital.

Mankind and Jinn

A social comedy play that shows what some young people do when traveling to some countries, where Saleh traveled with his owner - Bo Obaid to Bangkok, lying to his father Bousaleh on the pretext of searching for his son, but the son comes from London as soon as the father goes to the airport Bou Saleh and his grandson travel with the family of Sahib Saleh - Bou Obeid. Upon their arrival, the police in Bangkok arrest the grandson of Abu Saleh, why did the Bangkok police arrest the grandson of Bou Saleh? Is what Saleh said is true?

A political and social play in which the old narrator preaches and guides during the Iran-Iraq war, the bombings that occurred in Kuwait and the attempted assassination of the Emir of the State of Kuwait during that period, and the clear difference in opinions between support for stopping the war on Iran and the positions of the President of Iraq.

A tv movie discussing some controversial marital topics.

A play that revolves around the lives of two parents from two different social classes, namely (Bou Fariala) with his son and daughter, who are from the wealthy class, and (Bou Hilan) with his son (Hilan), who are from the poor class, but they are neighbors and brothers.

The play revolves around a comedy about a man and a woman who are preparing to hold their wedding ceremony in one of the banquet halls, but they are haunted, especially after their wedding takes place in a hall haunted by jinn.

A Kuwaiti comedy play starring Abdulrahman Al-'Aqel, Intisar Al-Sharaah, Mohammed Al-'Ujaimi, Abdulnasser Darweesh.

An Old traditional Kuwaiti Family, facing and new wife comes to home from Egypt as home maid, this is when the jealousy start between the old wife and the new maid.

An impostor woman preys on everyone who turns to her for help and falls into many paradoxes with her clients.

The play deals with the situation of the Gulf family and the problems in which they fall in a mold of comedic situations and satirical paradoxes.

This lighthearted Kuwaiti operetta takes audiences on a nostalgic journey back to old Kuwait, capturing the charm and simplicity of life in a bygone era. Through lively musical numbers and comedic sketches, the operetta showcases beloved children’s games, bustling traditional cafes, and the lively alleyways of Kuwait's neighborhoods. As characters relive their joyful memories, "What a Time!" celebrates the unique cultural heritage of Kuwait, offering a playful, heartfelt glimpse into the community spirit and everyday joys of the past.

Corruption in administrations dealt with by comedy.

Kuwaiti Play 2017

Hamad and Basma finally convince their reluctant families to their wedding but tragedy strikes when Hamad discovers that he has leukemia Can the couple's abiding love for each other endure the difficult times ahead?

The Play Speaks about the problems during the 80’s during the parliament elections and the difficulties the people are facing in the State of Kuwait

The Fish Trap Kuiwit Play

A cleaner lives a routine life full of poverty and trouble, dreaming of becoming a minister in charge of three different ministries, and comedy events soon take place.

To reject sectarianism, and called for non-discrimination. In this play that presented in the theatrical season 1985-1986 and embodied the character of Abu Abdullah,two students struggle at the university (Jassem Al-Nabhan and Abdul Nasser Al-Zayer), one of whom is from the Sunni and the other is Shiee.

The events take place within one of the police stations, where a police sergeant meets with many personalities from different and diverse social backgrounds, which fall into many daily issues and accidents.

The story revolves around people who go out in the spring to the desert and hunt pigeons. A person sets off into the desert, and while he is out in the desert, his car breaks down on one of the sand dunes in bad weather conditions, which exposes him to very bad situations, and things get worse when a wolf appears in front of him. The wolf attacks the car and tries to get him.

In a typically mixed Baghdadi neighbourhood in 2006, a community of ordinary people try to live their everyday lives amidst the threat of unpredictable violence. At the heart of these intersecting stories we find Sara, a single mother and novelist, who regains her will to write after witnessing the forced exile of her Christian neighbour and best friend Sabiha. With the news of Saddam Hussein's sudden execution shortly before the New Year, Sara and her neighbours brace themselves for an uncertain future. Yet, like a miracle, each is able to sustain a fragile sense of hope.

During a beach excursion, Nfissa, a young mother, is violently sexually harassed and drowned by a group of young men after she absent-mindedly swims into their midst. Nobody seems to witness her disappearance. Anxiety and fear grow among her family, especially as, on the same beach, bathers suddenly start dying en masse.

The events revolve around a couple, Rashid and Amina, who did not become pregnant after a long period of marriage. So, her husband decided to marry another woman, and problems began between the two spouses.

The events take place when Abu Obeid moves with his sons Obaid and Sabeeka to a new house, after marrying Samar to his first wife, who refuses to come with them to the house, and at home they discover the presence of ghosts

The dinasour Kid's Play

A play in three separate acts: “Destructive”, “Under the Girdle”, and “Crazy Soso”, the events of which revolve, in order: A brother wants to seize his brother’s dilapidated house after learning that it will be on the appraisal map. A building owner keeps mercilessly raising the rents of his apartments on residents who can no longer afford them, and a difficult man who causes trouble for everyone around him.

The events revolve around a man who lives an unstable and suspicious life, then it develops and becomes doubtful of everyone around him, causing him great damage to his life and his relationships.

The Play Speaks about the problem the Oil in the beginning of the 90s and the problems State of Kuwait facing during that era.

After leaving prison, Meshary decides to try to start his life anew, which puts him in many troubles he did not expect, and he enters into a struggle between his past and his present when he meets love.

The events of the play deal with many stories and social issues related to Kuwaiti society, the changes occurring within it, and individuals’ interactions with them.

A satirical Kuwaiti comedy play, focusing on young people, their needs and the problems they are going through in their daily lives, and sometimes their rebellion against society to pay attention to their problems and seek a solution to them.

A Kuwaiti social comedy play dealing with the problems caused by the social and sectarian status that affect relations between members of society, where Hassan tries to become an actor but meets with a rejection from his father, who wants him to become an officer in the army but is determined to achieve his dream.

Kamal, a young Iraqi man entering Europe on foot through the border between Turkey and Bulgaria, is captured by Bulgarian border police but escapes, finding himself to search for a way out in a seemingly interminable forest, an underworld where rules and laws don’t exist, where he is wounded and chased by Bulgarian migrant hunters. For three days and three nights Kamal must fight for his life through a journey of survival until a final life-or-death confrontation.

The events of the play revolve around the academic and emotional conditions of young people in Kuwait and raises the issue of opposites in addition to the issue of loans in a meaningful comedic style.

A Kuwaiti play talks about the life of Kuwaitis in the years of poverty experienced by Kuwaitis before the economic boom in the seventies, and discusses work in a comic framework of economic and social problems, including poverty, education, and health, by dealing with the stories of work heroes.

In a foggy night, a tired young man enters a mysterious shop called "Dream Shop". There, an old wise seller tells him that every dream has a price. The young man chooses to become a powerful king in the Middle Ages. But what he gets is far from what he wished for. A poetic fantasy short film about desire, illusion, and the value of gratitude.

The play imitates the Kuwaiti and Gulf society at the moment, and it has the agent of architecture, Abu Sarah, who takes care of people's affairs and is exposed to the problems of people who benefit from interests and influential people.

After successfully trapping all the monsters back in the box, Maya is sent to the underworld whilst Mia is visited by two hunters, Thorn and Burt, who have been watching the sisters all this time. Maya faces her past as she must reunite with the monsters to escape Mythos. Unbeknownst to her, Mia journeys through Mythos to warn the monsters about the hunters' true intentions.

The events revolve around a young man who used to live at a distinguished and luxurious level, and when his father died, he discovered that his father does not have anything as he spent everything he owns on his family during his life, so the young man does not accept this new situation and events continue

(Abdullatif) is a Kuwaiti soldier combing the sea area he is guarding on February 27, 1991, then the events move to a day after liberation, after he was drowned, found and captured by Iraqi soldiers, then he is alone on Boubyan Island, to face severe suffering.