Rouge

Shorts Prog. 01, Arab Short Films

Rouge

On her 39th birthday, a news anchor risks everything to stay relevant---until reality begins to slip.

Director:
Samaher Mously

Genre:
Comedy, Psychological Thriller

Year:
2024

Duration:
12 min

Rating:
13+

Country:
Saudi Arabia

Language:
Arabic

Subtitling:
English

Screenplay: Mohamed Hassan and Samaher Mously

Cast: Dana Algosaibi, Rahaf Ibrahim, Khaled Yeslam

Cinematography: Kamal Samy

Editing: Moe Awad

Production: TELFAZ

Début Status: Jordanian Première

Synopsis

On her 39th birthday, Dana, one of Saudi Arabia's top news anchors, faces a harsh reality: she has just one year left in her career. Desperate to reclaim her fading spotlight, she turns to cosmetic surgery. But as the procedure unfolds, unexpected consequences begin to expose everything she thought she knew about her life, and herself.

Director’s biography

Samaher Mously is a filmmaker worked as a screener for Sundance's documentary film fund in 2020. In 2021, she joined the Red Sea International Film Festival's marketing department. In 2024 she directed her first narrative short, Rouge, a psychological thriller exploring the impact of the Botox industry on young women. Rouge premiered in Carthage film festival and has been labelled a short film market pick in Clermont film festival and recently screened at the first SXSW European edition in London.