Saudi Runaway
{{Short description|2020 Saudi Arabian documentary film}}
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|director = Susanne Regina Meures
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|released = {{Film date|2020}}
|runtime = 88 minutes
|country = Saudi Arabia
|language = Arabic
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Saudi Runaway is a 2020 Swiss documentary film, directed and written by Susanne Regina Meures. The film shows a young woman in Saudi Arabia filming herself as she attempts to flee before her arranged wedding. It was bought by National Geographic.{{cite magazine|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=2020-02-25|title=National Geographic Films Buys Documentary 'Saudi Runaway'|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/national-geographic-saudi-runaway-1203514466/|magazine=Variety}}{{cite magazine|last=Semerene|first=Diego|date=2020-02-27|title='Saudi Runaway' Review: A Raw and Immediate Chronicle of an Escape|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review-saudi-runaway-is-a-raw-and-immediate-chronicle-of-an-escape/|magazine=Slant Magazine}}
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020.
The cinematographer filmed her story using 2 smartphones.{{cite web|last=Linden|first=Sheri|date=2020-01-26|title='Saudi Runaway': Film Review {{!}} Sundance 2020|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/saudi-runaway-1270944/ |access-date=2022-11-13|website=The Hollywood Reporter}} It is unusual in that the cinematographer is the same as the main character. The main character is only known as Muna to protect her identity.
Reception
The Guardian describes the film as a suspenseful and courageous documentary.{{cite news|date=2020-01-31|title=Saudi Runaway: behind a suspenseful and courageous documentary|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jan/31/saudi-runaway-documentary-escape-filmed-cellphone|last=Horton|first=Adrian|access-date=2022-11-13|work=The Guardian}} It has an 83% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.{{cite web|title=Saudi Runaway|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/saudi_runaway|access-date=2022-11-13|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango}}
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