Saudi Horror Movie 'The Cello' Sets Premiere Record

The Saudi horror film "The Cello" has hit Saudi movie theatres and set a premiere record in Saudi Arabia. 

Featuring actors from several countries, "The Cello" achieved the biggest premiere for a Saudi film with overall tickets of 53,103.

Based on a 2021 novel of the same name by head of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh, "The Cello" is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and it was filmed in Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic.

The majority of the movie's cast are Saudis, yet it features other actors from the US, UK, Kuwait, and Syria. The movie will have subtitles in seven languages.

It stars Jeremey Irons, Tobin Bell, Samer Ismail, Elham Ali, and Souad Abdullah.