BARAKAH ΜEETS ΒARAKAH

The mechanisms of desire might be common for everyone, but the different ways societies handle them offer the chance for an unexpected romantic comedy set in modern day Saudi Arabia. Barakah is a municipal civil servant whose origins are humble, while Bibi is a wild beauty who has become ultra-famous via her widely-seen vlog. When they meet by chance at a photoshoot, the two share a special moment. Could it be love at first sight? Under the ever-watchful eye of authority – where meeting in public unchaperoned is prohibited and physical contact is verboten – they find themselves in a nearimpossible situation trying just to go on a first date...