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The Barrier

الحاجز

1990

One of Bahrain's earliest feature films, this drama explores the barriers that hold people apart — both those imposed by society and those the characters build within themselves — and the struggle to truly connect.

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Part of 2 Essential Films from Bahrain

This film is stop 1 of 2 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Bahrain. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Bahrain in the 196 country film challenge.