Synopsis
بركة يقابل بركة
The story of two lovers who are united in an environment hostile to dating of any kind. Barakah is municipal civil servant from Jeddah and an amateur actor in a theatre troupe. Barakah is a wild beauty, who functions as a crowd-puller for her stylish mother’s boutique and runs her own widely-seen vlog. They both defy customs and traditions, as well as the religious police, using modern communication technologies and traditional dating methods.
Comedy + Romance in Other Asia
43 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Barakah Meets Barakah itself).
The 2015–2017 Other Asia Window
Barakah Meets Barakah holds position #39 of 78 Other Asia films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 30 titles released, including Barakah Meets Barakah. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (226 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 29 other Other Asia films in 2016.
The 360th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
32 audience reviews — more than 78% of Other Asia films in our index.
Review volume (78th percentile) outruns trending popularity (41th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #307 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #83 of 183 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Saudi Arabia |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Production Companies | El Housh Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 28m |
| Release Date | February 15, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt5435084 |
| Official Site | mad-distribution.film |