Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival opens on Thursday with the Middle East premiere of Rowan Athale’s boxing biopic “Giant,” starring Egyptian-British actor Amir El Masry as iconic British-Yemeni featherweight “Prince” Naseem Hamed and Pierce Brosnan as his trainer, just as Saudi’s nascent film and TV industry is busy bulking up. The choice of “Giant” as […]
Red Sea Film Festival Chiefs Play Up ‘East Meets West’ Role as Industry Attendance Rises and Saudi Event Embraces Boxing Biopic ‘Giant’
Dec 3, 2025 | 2:30 AM