The documentary Saudi Runaway by Susanne Regina Meures has been added to Panorama program lineup of the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival. The documentary film shows a young woman striving for autonomy who flees from Saudi Arabia. She secretly films her claustrophobic everyday life with her smartphone before and during her escape.
Saudi Runaway
Switzerland
by Susanne Regina Meures
Panorama Dokumente
Using her smartphone, a young woman secretly films the ups and downs of her everyday life behind a veil and locked doors. Realizing that her desire for a life of her own makes a future for her in Saudi Arabia impossible, Muna plots her escape.