Bro, come on. Do I have to beg you every time?
Bro… Bro, listen, listen, listen.
Bro, listen to me. I'm just asking for one simple thing.
Just listen to me. No one's here yet, come over.
Even the band's not ready.
Listen to me, bro, please.
Stop nagging me about the money. What are you, a grocer? Just stop it.
I swear, I'll give you all the money you want.
Just give me some time. I can't take pictures.
They're becoming a recurring client.
Listen. I swear I'll give you the money. The wedding hasn't started yet.
Please come over.
Listen to me.
I'm begging you, I'll give you anything you want,
just let's get this over with.
Just come. Just come and don't worry. Ple… Please come.
Peace be upon you.
Excuse me, sorry.
Bro, I'm not a photographer. I told you a million times.
Please don't fail me, bro. I beg you.
Don't embarrass me with them, please.
-I told them you're coming. -Good evening. Good to see you.
Saad.
-Hello, hello. -What's the matter? You look stressed.
What's wrong? Are you okay?
No, no, I'm doing great. All is good.
May God bless you. Thank you so much.
Anyway, now about the photographer.
We need him to take good pictures,
so that if anyone needs them, we can give them out.
Sure, sir, you got it.
Look, I was just on the phone with him, and I told him, and he's on his way.
Very soon, he'll be here for sure.
-Thanks, Saad. -You're most welcome.
Bro, for the love of God. I already told him.
I… I swear to God, I'm not taking any photos.
Well, bro, I'm not taking any.
O Allah!
An evening to remember
Greetings from me to you O people of Al-Awja
ALKHALLAT + : THE SERIES DESERT RULES
MARS RACE
Saad?
-Hello. -God bless you.
Thank you so much. May you live long and proud, sir.
So, Saad, uh…
The last pictures you took of me and my son…
-Yes. -…when our friends were saying bye to us.
Yes.
I think in one of those pictures, my eyes were closed.
-Yeah? -I don't want that in the pictures.
-Of course, no problem. Sure. -Yes, please.
Wow. God bless.
Saad?
What's wrong? Are you diabetic or something?
Are you kidding? You should've told me there was no card.
It's my card. Why would I let you have it?
How can you say that to me?
How can you tell me now that the memory card is with you?
You should've checked the camera.
Bro, just leave me alone.
Get lost.
The race to Mars is finally coming to an end
as Sun Space, the company owned by the Chinese billionaire,
has announced that they will land on the red planet in just three days.
Here with us to comment on this situation, is the former head of NASA, Todd Howard.
Todd, what are your thoughts on this situation?
It's just a complete embarrassment.
Jim Gunderson has driven Drover into the ground.
He promised that he would get us to Mars first. And he lied.
DROVER HQ - NEW YORK
-Sir, we didn't know… -You didn't what?
Didn't expect a two-bit company to beat us?
We don't know how they did it, sir. It makes no sense.
Well, they did.
Do y'all have any idea how far our stock will fall if they beat us?
We will lose billions!
My daddy, I used to ask him,
"How did you build all this?"
And he'd say to me, "Son…
you always have to have an ace in the hole."
Well, gentlemen…
Here's mine.
Now, Lester, I apologize for the late notice.
But I'm guessing you know what this is all about.
You need something
impossible and immoral
done in an unreasonably short amount of time.
The Chinese are days away from putting a man on Mars.
We can't have that.
My daddy used to tell me what y'all did
in the old days with NASA.
Back in '69?
Come on, Lester. You know. You faked the moon landing.
Wait, what? You…
That was fake?
I need you to do it again.
Times have changed, cowboy.
This has to be practical, feel real.
Back then, it was simple.
This has to be bulletproof.
If we can't shoot on Mars,
we're going to do the next best thing.
I'm prepared to pay.
Cut me a ticket to Saudi.
Oh, I am gonna need someone who speaks Arabic.
Take Daniel. He's half brown or something.
Wait, what?
You idiot!
Shooting with no memory card?
Khaled, Khaled, Khaled took the memory card without telling me.
I swear. He let me down.
Listen, this job is hard.
From one wedding to another, mistakes are bound to happen.
Also, remember, we have that festival in a few days.
We'll meet producers, show them what we've got, we'll make connections and…
Nice. Great. Uh, I'm proud of you, Saad.
Say we go to the festival, and set up a booth,
then some producer comes to you and asks, "What do you do?"
What will you show him? Just tell me. Huh?
Are you going to show him our documentation
of Muhammad Al Ajamy's wedding, may God bless him? Huh?
Okay. We've been wedding photographers for four years now.
Hey, who's a wedding photographer? I'm a producer!
-You're a wedding photographer. -No, buddy. I'm not.
-I'm a producer. -You are…
No. Cut the crap. Stop projecting your own issues onto me!
Producer and photographer.
The memory card's gone.
That's it… I got a job.
Where?
I got a job at… uh, Telfaz.
I had a meeting with them, and I'm starting next Sunday.
And honestly I was waiting for the right moment to tell you about it.
But, you know…
Look, I told them that I have my friend with me. My friend Saad.
He's a big producer,
everyone knows him, and he can take on all your films.
There. What do you think?
Okay. Go. Good luck.
I don't have the energy to argue.
Saad, for the love of God.
I only made this decision because I know it's going to be good for us.
I only want what is in your best interest.
Think about it and let me know. Call me.
We shot the film in 55 days.
And… Oh, hi. Thank you.
Here you go. The best coffee for the best actor.
-May God bless your hands. -Bless you.
-Thank you. -I'm with an actor and an icon.
Thank you so much. Good luck.
Peace be upon you.
Brother, I lost my portable charger, did anyone hand it in?
None of my business!
Isn't this the lost and found kiosk?
No, no. Uh… This is a production company.
-Walid. -Saad.
Have I seen any of your work?
Uh, have you ever been to a wedding on, uh,
on the Thoumamah Road, in Al-Arab reception hall?
Not yet.
Then I… don't think so.
I know I don't look like an actor, but I want to act.
Brother, uh, don't say you don't look like an actor. I mean…
It's not about looks, bro, really.
I mean, I don't look like the people here.
What do you mean?
These people just use acting to become famous
in order to shoot ads for honey and perfumes,
and we never hear from them again, trust me.
Then you only see them on social media.
You, on the other hand, you're an actor. I mean, uh, look at you, uh…
Uh…
The… The… The outfit.
You are great! Listen, we'll do something together, bro.
Here, these are my cards.
Just don't lose it like you lose your charger.
Okay? Okay?
Now, go on, go on.
-Thank you. -Go. Best of luck.
Good job setting up that meeting, Dan.
Sir…
Maybe we can get DiCaprio a starring role, yeah?
Sir, you came up with this whole FFG thing.
When you did, I assumed you wanted to work with the best companies, the biggest.
And we've got them right here. I mean…
Why would you think we want to work with the best? Huh?
We want to work with nobodies.
You want nobodies to fake the Mars landing?
This is supposed to look real, Lester.
This ain't just about making it look real.
If we hire a big team, what happens? Huh?
150 people will testify that they were there when we took our first steps.
Okay, what are you… What are you trying to say here?
We want to work with a team that no one's going to miss when they disappear.
-Disappear? -Listen.
We're here to save a company worth billions of dollars.
If we don't pull this off, 35,000 people could be out of a job.
Lives will be ruined.
People have died for less, Dan.
What are you looking for?
We're looking for desperation.
My glasses.
I forgot my glasses.
-Peace be upon you. How are you? -Thank you so much.
I forgot, uh… my glasses. I lost them. Did someone bring them in?
-What? -Hey, Abdul.
Whatever your name is. This is the lost and found, right?
No, this is a… this is a production company.
Just give him his glasses.
Take this old geezer and go away. There are no glasses here.
Sorry for interrupting.
What's wrong? This is the second person to think this is the lost and found!
Uh, we need the booth. Your time is up already.
Hey, bro, bro.
Who is this here? I booked this location for three days.
Well, yeah, I understand.
But it says here that Booth 9 is…
is booked for Telfaz11's meetings from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Wait, wait, Telfaz who? Is this a conspiracy or what?
-I booked it for three days. -It's okay, no problem.
-No, man, I'm not going anywhere. -We can find you an alternative, brother.
Brother? Don't "brother" me. Go get the manager, now.
-Lower your voice. -You lower your voice.
-Take your bag. Leave! -Don't touch my stuff!
-I said go get your manager! -You have to go, now. Get out of here!
Get him out!
-Get away from me! -Stop him! Stop him!
Telfaz, you say?
Telfaz, huh? Telfaz?
-No! Get out! -Telfaz?
-Calm down. -Taking my booth?
Because I haven't produced any films,
and you made that shitty film The Representative?
-Screw you, you bunch of dogs! -I swear, this is the devil's doing.
-Eat shit! -Just relax.
For God's sake, you're so loud.
I swear to God, stress can do that, and even worse.
Coming.
How are you, Saad?
Bro, you've found your glasses already.
W… What do you want?
Can we come in?
How did you find me?
The festival.
Uh, we saw you at the festival.
Everyone saw you at the festival. But we like you.
We are with, uh, FFG.
We're collaborating with Drover.
Um, you know Drover, the, uh…
Drover, that's going, uh, to space?
Exactly.
We're doing a commercial and, uh…
We're shooting all around the world.
And we want to shoot something here in Saudi.
The Mars scene.
And we want to work with you, Saad.
So, out of all the people at the festival you…
…you only picked me?
Of course not. There are a lot of people. But we really liked you the most.
Look, honestly, the company these days is…
You're taking my booth because I haven't produced any films, and you made that sh…
Uh, I'm with you. I'm with you. Yeah.
I… I… I'm in.
The shoot is two days long.
Uh, we'll start with the Mars scene.
In the desert. Small crew, please.
And please, Saad, don't talk to anyone about this project.
And finally, of course, we'll pay you,
uh, 400,000, uh, dollars.
The transfer will be in your account in a few days.
Do you have any questions or… or anything?
Hold on. When do we start?
Let's go have dinner and discuss the details. In an hour.
Thank you.
We're good.
I just closed a deal with FFG and Drover.
What Drover? I just saw you getting thrown out of the festival.
Listen. Focus on your Telfaz job and don't call me.
400,000 in my pocket, man, you can get lost.
I'll edit my short film myself.
What are you saying? What 400,000?
Do what you want, "Mr. Wedding Photographer." We're done.
Are you okay? Do you have a fever?
RIANZO
I found a director. Uh, I met him at the festival. And honestly, I feel…
Uh… Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.
What… What festival?
Besides, I'm the producer. I'm the one who decides!
-Please. We don't have time for this. -No. I'm the one who decides.
Hey, hey!
Why don't you direct it?
Because I am… I am a CEO and a producer.
A producer needs to be creative.
It's a central part of the job.
So you, you… you… you picked me because I am creative?
I picked you because I think you're authentic.
Real.
Really, thank you. Why don't you learn from him,
instead of just going around asking people about your glasses,
not knowing how to talk to people?
Saad, calm down. He's here. Saad.
-Yeah. -Calm down.
Yeah, yeah, that's right. Let's meet soon.
-You just organize everything and call me. -I'm not working with him. I'm not.
-Talk to Yousef. -That's enough.
-I'm not working with this guy. -Silence.
-I swear, I'm not! -Okay, bye then.
-We have to concentrate. -Hello. Good evening. Sorry, guys.
Important call. How are you? Good?
-Peace be upon you. -Welcome.
-Yeah. -How's it going?
We love Telfaz. We're huge fans.
I am a fan too. I like the shoes. I like them a lot.
Uh… We have work. Work, uh… Tell him about the job.
Saad.
Sorry, I wasn't introduced. Who is this?
-That's Saad. Saad is the, uh… producer. -I am the producer, sir.
Oh, I thought you were the producer.
-No, no. He is the producer. -He's the producer?
I thought you were the guide, since they're Americans.
I'm sorry, man. So what did you produce?
-I… I produced things. -What work?
For the Saudi film festival?
-A few nice weddings. -Instagram? Weddings?
Oh, my dear.
-My dear. God bless you. -Thank you.
Pleasure. It's okay. Listen, we all start from zero or -15. No problem.
Okay, okay, settle down, big shot.
Minus fifteen? You started from YouTube.
You used to wear a crocodile puppet in your hand and talk nonsense.
-What? -Oh, yeah.
By the way, The Sleep Representative, that you made, is awful.
-Just so you know, in my evaluation. -Okay. Ah.
Man. I've seen you before. I've seen you. You were trending, right?
The crazy guy at the festival?
-You liked that? -You were so great.
You liked it, huh? Did you see when I pulled Aldokhei's headscarf?
The best move I've ever seen in my life. He deserved it.
His ego was getting too big.
Did things tense up a bit?
No, no, I'm not tense at all. On the contrary. We're here to work, and…
-We're hiring that? -You're in charge of hiring and firing?
Are you in charge of that hat?
I'm… I'm… I'm not hiring this guy.
Him and his hat.
I don't know, man. Look, I took so much of my time to come here.
-And, uh, my day was interrupted. -So much of your time? Tone it down a bit.
-What's your problem? -What's yours?
Are you gonna pull rabbits out of that hat?
Oh! Is this restaurant for clowns? Why did you invite me?
Do you want me to pull out those rabbits for you?
-Ooh. -Yeah.
-Oh, really? -Saad! What's with you?
-I don't want him. -Can you come closer?
-Five meters or something? -Yes, I got that.
-Calm down. Just relax, man. -Okay.
Listen. Just stay in the passenger seat, my friend,
relax, and see all the views later on. Relax, my friend.
-I suggest… -Look, guys. Okay, guys. Um…
The project is a go, green-lit from my side.
I'm all good, okay?
All my friends are getting married very soon, I'll call you.
-Fuck off, man! -Ali!
-Peace be upon you. See you, guys! -Hey!
You'll see who'll be taking pictures at weddings, you little punk!
Saad!
Dumbass.
So, uh…
What's this place you're taking us to, kid, huh?
Uh… A good place.
My, uh… When… When I was baby,
my… my… my dad always, uh, take me there,
u… usually.
So what does your father think of all this filmmaking stuff? Huh?
I… I… I show my dad my works, and he said,
"Oh… Oh… Oh, my God, you are incredible, and you are good."
But…
He doesn't know everything, but he, you know, motivates me.
He sounds like a good man.
Yeah.
I miss him so much.
Do… Do… Do you… Do you miss someone?
This ain't heart-to-heart time.
Come on! Are you… you married?
Marriage?
I was.
Four times.
All ended in divorce.
What?
Women will kill you, Saad.
Just you remember that.
You know… you know, here,
in… in Sau… Saudiyyah, here, in Saudi Arabia,
you can marry four… four wives.
-At… At the same time. -Jesus.
Four rings here.
If I had been married to all my ex-wives at the same time,
I'd have probably killed myself.
Actually, I don't want to marry now.
But, uh, because I love th… this job,
and also, you know, I…
I want… you know?
Something, uh…
When I was kid, I always t… t… talked to myself and said
I have to… to do something, you know, im… important.
Something that… that will be forever, you know?
Mm.
I think that's closer than you realize, Saad.
Well, God damn!
What did I say?
Welcome to my place.
-We're out of time! -Can I have someone here?
-Faster, faster. -Come on.
No, no, God damn it. We're not shooting in black and white.
-One frame only, just one frame. -Enough.
-I added it to the treatment! -Enough
-I can't believe it, man. -Ali, Lester. Stop.
-You deal with it, he's not my problem. -Enough.
-Where is the costume, Lester? -Where is my assistant?
Come on, come on, come on. Everything's ready. The Rover's ready.
We need the crew.
Is Walid ready? Walid?
Walid, you're ready, no?
Walid, my man.
Are you ready?
They are so late.
Wait.
Wait a minute.
-I can't. I swear, I can't! -What do you mean, you can't?
-What do you mean? -I told you I don't wanna do that!
-Walid, you can do it. -No. Leave me alone.
-I… Bro, no, I can't, I swear I can't. -No. Bro. Listen, listen, listen to me.
Forget all the people you saw at the festival, Walid.
Forget about them. What did I tell you before? You can act.
Look at that great… goatee!
Never mind anything you saw. Forget everything about the past.
-Focus on the now. You are an artist. -Sound speed.
Silence!
Quiet, please.
And action!
Cut! No, man. That's how you walk on the moon.
We're on Mars.
That's the moon walk. Like that? That's the moon walk.
-This is the Mars walk. -No, that is marching.
-Like this. -It's marching!
He's carrying a flag, wedding photographer.
It's not like he's walking in a wedding procession! Just walk like this.
Action!
Cut!
Good jo…
No problem, no problem.
Cut! Cut!
What kind of walk is that? Cut!
Who… Who… Who cast this person? Huh?
There's a jerboa. There's a jerboa. There's a jerboa.
It's, uh, it's a rat. Like, like Jerry, you know?
-This is not a wedding. -And it's not an army.
Jerboas on Mars? Did we research this, guys?
-Tilt up. Pan and tilt up. -Tilt up, tilt up!
Again!
Action!
Why? Cut!
All over again, guys!
Action!
What's that? Cut!
Oh God, Lord. Help!
Again, come on, from the top! Action!
Peace be upon you. Hey, guys, do you need a hand?
-Jesus! -Need a hand?
-No, no. Calm down. -He's telling me, "need a hand"?
Quiet.
Action!
You! No phones!
What the hell?
It was clear from the beginning! No phones!
Hey, Saad. Day's over, and we've shot nothing.
Oh, he's pissed off.
Quiet!
Quiet, please!
And action!
These are rookie mistakes, bro.
You're a wedding photographer, so we know why. Okay?
Cut!
Who… Who… Who cast this clown?
Huh? The wedding producer for sure.
Again, you guys!
Action!
Cut!
What's that?
I didn't do anything. I swear.
I'll do whatever you want. I didn't do anything!
Listen up, kid.
We ain't here to shoot a commercial.
We're here to fake a Mars landing.
So that Drover can beat Sun Space.
So… So you are not with FFG?
A Chinaman just tried to kill us, Saad, if that's your question.
S… Sorry.
Trying to kill us, punk, with your lousy aim?
We know you're from Sun Space, hombre.
You better spill the beans.
We know you're faking Mars landing.
Everything you do fake.
And this why we move our date.
We going to Mars now.
You lie!
Check.
And as you can see, the Chinese company, Sun Space,
are indeed ahead of their expected launch.
They are expected to make landfall within three hours.
You lose, Yankee.
And you? You knew he was going to kill you after, right?
-He's lying. -To keep his secret safe.
He's lying, Saad.
I have proof in my phone! Check.
Just wait there, Saad.
Wait. Let's just talk about it, huh?
Think, Saad.
If I'm lying, then why he stop you?
Why?
Relax, kid. Let's talk about it.
Saad!
-Daniel. -I saw the news.
-We're gonna have to shoot live. -We have a problem.
-What? -The director is missing.
No, no. Don't leave me out here, please.
Oh. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
Ah! Please stop, stop! Stop!
I promise I won't direct again. Please! I have nothing to do with America!
-Guys, where is our direction? -Come here. Hey, hey, hey.
Over here. Come here. What's the schedule that was set?
-What? -I want to know where is the food.
I didn't eat.
Where is Saad? Where is Saad? I haven't prepared anything.
I will go. Nobody told me what to do!
Guys. We're running late.
Just a moment.
We're really sorry.
-We need Saad. -Damn!
We need him now.
Listen,
I don't know where you are.
But you got this.
You have to get moving now. Now.
I know you don't have a lot of time, but…
-You gotta do what you gotta do. -Hello?
Saad? Hey, man. Where have you been, bro? What's going on with you?
I'm okay. I had to take care of a few things.
Never mind.
How's Telfaz?
Honesty, Saad, it's not what I wanted, but it's okay, it's good.
Why did you leave, bro?
Get over it, Saad. We're not kids anymore.
I want to focus on my life and make a decent living, wherever that might be.
You too. You're trying to pursue your career.
And we all go through moments of failure sometimes, but I mean…
At least you have tried.
So you think I failed?
Bro… Oh, my God. Don't take it like that.
I mean that you did your best.
-You acted. -We will see each other.
If you do get lost along the way…
…just call me…
Saad, remember when you said you wanted to do something important?
Something that would be forever?
Now is your chance.
It looks like Sun Space is progressing smoothly.
The world is anxiously waiting to see who will get to Mars first.
Talk to me, Lester.
The Chinese are on every goddamn channel.
It's under control.
Okay, listen up.
This isn't going to be easy to explain, but…
We're here to shoot a fake Mars landing, to beat Sun Space.
Guys. He thinks we're dumb.
Do you think I'm dumb? You think I'm stupid?
Do you think I am joking, habibi?
Mm?
No.
That's my boy.
Come on, guys. Let's go. Come on.
-We have to start! -Walid. Walid.
Please. This is your chance. You can do it, Walid.
Please, don't let me down.
When I press this button,
we're live to the entire world.
We've only got one shot.
God help us.
Let's switch it up for…
Finally!
And in the monumental space race between Drover and Sun Space…
Alright. Let's go.
One Chinese, one American, both racing to the red planet, a battle…
Walid, listen, start walking slowly.
The world watches and waits to see who plants the flag first.
Come on, buddy.
Five steps, then plant the flag.
Furthermore, dear viewers,
you're watching the awaited moment
of the arrival of Drover's space crew to Mars.
It's a moment that's being watched by billions of people around the world.
No.
Walid.
What the hell is wrong with him? Why has he stopped?
-Walid? -What the hell is wrong with him?
I don't know. I don't know.
What's happening? This is so weird, man.
Put it in!
Plant the goddamn flag!
Wha…?!
Someone get me a goddamn feed up here!
Now!
He's fine. He's fine.
A historical moment. A historical moment we're having today.
-Dr. Mansour, good evening to you. -That's my boy!
Tell us about the rise…
-…in the stock market. -We did it!
I did it!
Why is this happening?
What is happening today is an actual impact,
but as soon as you can see…
A close competition. There's a man…
Well, this is one of fate's ironies.
Who in the hell is that?!
-What? -What is this?
What?
What do we do?
It looks like the Chinese company has reached Mars as well.
Tension is at its peak.
Both companies have embarked on the same journey, so…
All these events are about making new discoveries.
Everybody's waiting to witness this moment…
Walid.
Take two steps.
Get closer to him.
Walid.
Extend your hand.
And shake his hand.
But the film is a saddening bore
For she's lived it ten times or more
She could spit in the eyes of fools
As they ask her to focus on sailors…
Praise be to Allah!
Today, Abu Musfir, we're witnessing a moment that's going to be remembered
for generations to come!
-Is there life on Mars? -Yes!
Both the Chinese company and the American company
have agreed that, from now on, there will be no more racing.
Only progress for all mankind.
But… But we did it. Right?
How the hell did you come up with that handshake? It was genius.
A producer has to be creative, right?
You're a goddamn hero, kid.
What you did today is gonna live forever.
Hope you realize that.
Thank you, man!
Hey, you wanna pass me some ketchup?
Okay, okay.
Okay…
I'm sorry about this, kid.
I really am.
Don't shoot.
I took care of the others.
They won't remember a thing.
I'm glad we didn't kill him.
Me too.
Hey.
You finally woke up.
Are you okay, Saad?
What happened to you?
I… I don't know.
Saad, seriously. What do you mean you don't know?
You really scared me.
You call me and, uh,
say you're shooting an ad for 400,000.
What 400,000?
I don't even have 400 Riyals!
Go, go. Get me some water.
Praise Allah.
…a moment that's going to be remembered
for generations to come. A phenomenal moment, really.
-In spite of all the tension… -That's some bullshit!
…there was that handshake. It's been an honest competition…
-What? -Both the Chinese…
Put on the Al-Hilal match, man.
…have agreed from now on, there will be no more racing. Only…
Huh? ve agreed from now on, there will be no more racing. Only…