Basma

Basma (2024) is a Saudi drama you can watch online on iFILM. A young woman comes home to Jeddah after years abroad and slowly realises her family has been keeping something from her.

She arrives with a degree and a plan, only to find her father changed — and to learn about the illness her relatives chose to hide. Caught between wanting to help him and needing a life of her own, Basma keeps having to decide where she belongs. Fatima Al Banawi writes, directs and stars, and the result is a hushed, deeply personal look at family, shame and the things left unsaid. One for anyone who likes small, unshowy dramas. Stream Basma (2024) online on iFILM.