Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- uplifting
- energetic
- lazy sunday
- group movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Saad’s floundering personal and professional life leads him back to his childhood dream of freestyle wrestling.
The premise places an inexperienced dreamer inside freestyle wrestling, creating room for bodily humor and action.
The Arabic-language production is made in Saudi Arabia by Telfaz11 and follows an everyday Saudi protagonist.
Saad explicitly pursues the childhood dream of becoming a freestyle wrestler.
Films like Sattar, and why
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
underdog sports comedy centered on an amateur pursuing an unlikely athletic dream
Eddie the Eagle
warm, energetic comedy about personal reinvention through competitive sport
The Three Stooges
ensemble-driven action comedy pairing personal ambition with broad physical humor
Movie Details
- Director
- Abdullah Al-Arak
- Release Date
- 2022-12-03
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (8)
Cast
- Ibraheem Al-Hajjaj
- Abdulaziz Alshehri
- Abdul Aziz Al Mubadala
- Shahd Algefari
- Moath Al Marri
- Ibrahim Alkhairallah
Common questions
- What is Sattar about?
- A stagnant Saudi man channels his frustrations into a wildly improbable bid to become a freestyle wrestling star.
- What is Sattar like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sattar as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Sattar violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Sattar as mild.
- Which films are like Sattar?
- Films with a similar feel include DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, Eddie the Eagle, and The Three Stooges.
- How long is Sattar?
- Sattar runs 100 minutes.
