April 2026 At Hayy Cinema

Join us this April at Hayy Cinema in Jeddah for a month of films exploring memory, resilience and solidarity. The programme brings together both contemporary and classic cinema, through different genres offering stories that will surely entertain, inspire, and challenge audiences.

The lineup include Sirāt (2025), the Cannes Film Festival jury prize winner, an escalatingly tense road journey through the Moroccan desert, and Roqia (2025), an Algerian suspenseful narrative exploring memory, faith, and the supernatural across parallel timelines.

French film lovers can also enjoy our monthly cinema club, Rendezvous with French Cinema, featuring Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025), a whimsical and poetic tale that captures the charm of youthful storytelling. 

The month also features a special Italian Film Night, screening Corri uomo corri (Run, Man, Run!) (1968), a legendary thrilling Western adventure.

We hope to see you this March at Hayy Cinema for a celebration of cinematic craft, global voices, and shared cultural experiences. Stay tuned for further announcements and screening details.

“Oliver Laxe’s Excruciatingly Tense, Escalatingly Insane Road Trip Through a Desert Purgatory”

—Variety

Sirāt (2025): A man and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of Morocco, searching for Marina, the man’s daughter and the boy’s sister, who disappeared months earlier at another party. Driven by hope, they follow a group of ravers toward one last gathering, believing she might be there.

Directed by: Oliver Laxe

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Drama, Mystery Duration: 1h55m

Country of Production: Spain, France

Language: Spanish, French Subtitles: Arabic, English

Age Classification: R18

Cast: Sergi López, Bruno Núñez Arjona, Stefania Gadda, Joshua Liam Henderson, Tonin Janvier, Jade Oukid, Richard Bellamy

“Debut filmmaker Yanis Koussim effectively explores issues of memory, faith and violence, filtering the enduring horrors of civil war through an enigmatic genre lens.’

—Screen Daily

Roqia (2025): In 1993, Ahmed returns to his village with amnesia, haunted by mysterious visitors and a family that feels like strangers. In the present day, an aging Raqi (Muslim exorcist) with Alzheimer’s faces unexplained violence, while his disciple fears an ancient evil is awakening. Two parallel stories of memory, fear, and the supernatural collide in a village of dark secrets.

Directed by: Yanis Koussim

Genre: Horror Duration: 1h29m

Country of Production:  Algeria, France, Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Language: Arabic Subtitles: English

Age Classification: R18

Cast: Ali Namous, Akram Djeghim, Mostefa Djadjam, Hanaa Mansour, Lydia Hanni, Abdelkrim Derradji

Rendezvous with French Cinema

Join us at our monthly French cinema club with the goal of practicing, listening, and strengthening French language skills with monthly screenings at Hayy Cinema in collaboration with Alliance Francaise.

“The film poetically and candidly explores the naive and universal gaze of childhood discoveries. It gently and magically captures the perspective of a three-year-old child, offering a dive into childhood where everything is wonderful.”

—IMDB

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025): Amélie, a Belgian child growing up in Japan, explores the world with wide-eyed curiosity alongside her companion Nishio-san. As her third birthday approaches, a series of life-changing events begins, shaping her understanding of the world.

Directed by: Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han

Genre:  Animation, Drama, Family Duration: 1h17m

Country of Production: France, Belgium 

Language: French Subtitles: English

Age Classification: TBC

Cast: Loïse Charpentier, Victoria Grobois, Yumi Fujimori

Italian Film Night

Join us for Italian Film Night at Hayy Cinema and experience a special screening celebrating the spirit of Italian cinema.

“Sergio Sollima’s western classic has a large following, understandably so; a fun mixture of comedy and action.”

-Rotten Tomatoes

Corri uomo corri (Run, Man, Run!) (1968): A knife‑wielding Mexican drifter is drawn into a dangerous hunt for $3 million in revolutionary gold when a dying comrade entrusts him with its secret, forcing him to race across the border as allies and rivals alike pursue the treasure.

Directed by: Sergio Sollima

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy Duration: 1h41m

Country of Production: Italy, France

Language: Italian Subtitles: English, Arabic

Age Classification:  R18, TBC

Cast: Tomas Milian, Donald O’Brien, Linda Veras

Free registration, prior RSVP is required. To register, please press on this registration link.