''From A to B'' is a 2014

multilingual Multilingualism is the use of more than one language, either by an individual speaker or by a group of speakers. It is believed that multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. More than half of all E ...

Emirati film written, directed, and produced by

Ali F. Mostafa Ali F. Mostafa (born Ali Faisal Mostafa Bin Abdullatif on 25 September 1981) is a British- Emirati filmmaker, director and producer who is credited as the director of the first Emirati feature-film '' City of Life'' (2009). He is a graduate of L ...

. Set in the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

, the film revolves around three old friends (Jay, Rami & Omar) who travel on an adventurous road trip from Abu Dhabi to Beirut in memory of their lost friend Hadi.

Cast

Fahad Albutairi Fahad al-Butairi ( ar, فهد البتيري ''Fáhád al-Butáyry''; born 12 May 1985) is a stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. Albutairi became the first Saudi Arabian comedian to perform on stage professionally in Saudi Arabia and in ...

as Youssef 'Jay' *Shadi Alfons as Rami * Fadi Rifaai as Omar *

Khaled Abol Naga Khaled Muhammad Samy Abol Naga ( ar, خالد سامي أبو النجا; born November 2, 1966), credited as Khaled Abol Naga ( ar, خالد أبو النجا) and by the mononym Kal Naga, is an Egyptian actor, director and producer. He is re ...

as Senior Syrian Officer *

Samer al-Masry Samer al-Masry, also spelled Samer al-Masri, ( ar, سامر المصري; born 3 August 1969 in Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian actor. He is best known for his lead role in the Syrian drama Bab al-Hara.Interview by Hayyan Nayouf, translated by Sonia ...

as Syrian Rebel Leader *

Wonho Chung Chung Won-hu ( ar, تشونغ وون هو, ko, 정원호) is a South Korean comedian and television personality, born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and raised in Amman, Jordan, to a South Korean father and Vietnamese mother. Although raised in an Ea ...

as Raed * Leem Lubany as Shadya *Maha Abou Ouf as Rami's Mother *Yousra El Lozy as Arwa *Abdulmohsen Alnemr as Youssef's Father *

Ali Suliman Ali Suliman ( ar, علي سليمان, he, עלי סלימאן; born 1977) is a Palestinian actor. He is known for his work on the series '' Jack Ryan'' and the film ''Paradise Now''. Life and career Ali was born in Nazareth, israel. He gradua ...

as Syrian Army Officer *

Madeline Zima Madeline Zima (born September 16, 1985) is an American actress. She portrayed Grace Sheffield on the CBS sitcom ''The Nanny'' (1993–1999), Mia Lewis on the Showtime comedy drama series ''Californication'' (2007–2011), and Gretchen Berg on ...

as Samantha *

Ahd Kamel Ahd Hassan Kamel ( ar, عهد حسن كامل) is an actress and filmmaker from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She is known for her role in the BAFTA-nominated film, ''Wadjda (2014)'' and for her role as ''Fatima'' in BBC Two's Collateral (2018). Educatio ...

as Rana (credited as Ahd) *Christina Ulfsparre as Julie *Ibrahim Alkhairallah as Mechanic *Ibrahim Mursi as Saudi Officer * Hisham Fageeh as Saudi Officer *Iman Al Shaybani as Joanne

External links

Official Twitter account
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:From A to B 2014 films Emirati comedy films Emirati drama films Emirati adventure films Road movies 2010s Arabic-language films 2010s English-language films Films set in Abu Dhabi Films set in the United Arab Emirates Films shot in the United Arab Emirates 2014 multilingual films Emirati multilingual films Films directed by Ali F. Mostafa