Lovers on the Road

Based on the famous story, “Sa’ay El Bareed La Yaduq Babek Maratein” (The Postman Doesn’t Knock Twice), an adventurer escapes from danger by hiding in a small motel along the road. The motel is owned by an old, miserly man who is married to a young beautiful woman. Soon the fugitive and the wife develop a passionate relationship and plot to kill her husband. However, the old man’s son returns to spend the weekend in the motel and the plan goes off the rails.

Director: fayçal al yasseri

Cast: Habiba, Saleh Al-Hayek, Adib Qaddoura, Hala Hossny, Rafiq Subaie, Adnan Barakat, Naji Jabr, Salim Kallas

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.