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‘Yomeddine’ Director Abu Bakr Shawky on His Camel Racing Epic ‘Hajjan’: ‘We’re Trying to Make a Desert Story From Our Perspective’

Egyptian-Austrian director Abu Bakr Shawky, who in 2018 made a splash when his first feature “Yomeddine” had the rare distinction of making the competition cut for Cannes, is back on the festival circuit with Saudi-set adventure movie “Hajjan.” Shawky’s big-budget epic follow-up, which launched from Toronto’s Discovery section, is now premiering regionally at Saudi Arabia’s […]

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