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Cinema 500 km
Cinema 500 km
Directed by	Abdullah Al-Eyaf
Written by	Abdullah Al-Eyaf
Produced by	Abdullah Al-Eyaf
Starring	Tariq Al-Husaini
Cinematography	Abdullah Al-Eyaf
Edited by	Abdullah Al-Eyaf; Hosam Al-Banna
Release date	2006;
Running time	42 minutes
Country	Saudi Arabia
Language	Arabic

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Cinema 500 km (Arabic: السينما 500 كم) is a 2006 Saudi Arabian documentary film and was directed by Abdullah Al-Eyaf. The film depicts the experiences of Tariq Al-Husaini, a 21-year-old Saudi movie fan despite no cinemas and are available only on home video in Saudi Arabia. Al-Husaini is shown applying for a passport and traveling 500 kilometers to Bahrain to see a movie in a cinema for the first time.

Abdullah Al-Eyaf secured permission from the Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information to shoot this documentary. The film premiered at the Emirates Film Competition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in 2006 [1], but due to the lack of cinemas in Saudi Arabia there are no plans yet to show the film in its home country.

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Abdullah Al-Eyaf
Cinema 500 km at IMDb
"Saudi Arabian film shows theaterless kingdom", Associated Press, MSNBC.com, April 28, 2006.
"'Cinema 500 km' — a Film About Watching a Film", Raid Qusti, Arab News, March 22, 2006.

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+'''''Cinema 500&nbsp;km''''' ({{langx|ar|السينما 500 كم}}) is a 2006 [[Saudi Arabia]]n [[documentary film]] and was directed by [[Abdullah Al-Eyaf]]. The film depicts the experiences of Tariq Al-Husaini, a 21-year-old Saudi movie fan despite no [[movie theater|cinemas]] and are available only on [[home video]] in Saudi Arabia. Al-Husaini is shown applying for a passport and traveling 500 kilometers to [[Bahrain]] to see a movie in a cinema for the first time.
 [[Abdullah Al-Eyaf]] secured permission from the Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information to shoot this documentary. The film premiered at the Emirates Film Competition in [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]] in 2006 [http://www.efilmc.com/english/sn_pr_e.aspx?i1=3085&i2=8053&i3=5425], but due to the lack of cinemas in Saudi Arabia there are no plans yet to show the film in its home country.
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