# El Hawa Sultan (2024)

> A lifelong friendship between Sara and Ali is unsettled when new feelings and shifting expectations threaten the balance they have always shared.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7309229

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Heba Yousry
- Cast: Menna Shalabi, Ahmed Dawood, Ahmed Khalid Saleh, Sawsan Badr, Gihan El Shamashergy, Nourine Abouseada, Fadwa Abed, Emad Rashad
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34525338/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: intimate, wistful, reflective, date night, quiet evening

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