Masameer Junior

Masameer Junior
Release poster
Directed byMalik Nejer
Screenplay byAbdulaziz Almuzaini
Based onMasameer
by Malik Nejer
Produced byAbdullah Saeed
StarringMalik Nejer
Ali Kraiem
Mazroa Almazroa
Mira Sabbagh
Edited byMalik Nejer
Abdullah Saeed
Ata-ur-Rehman Shaikh
Music byTiko Lasola
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 12 June 2025 (2025-06-12)
Running time
72 minutes[1]
CountrySaudi Arabia
LanguageArabic

Masameer Junior (Arabic: مسامير جونيور) is a 2025 Saudi Arabian adult animated comedy film directed by Malik Nejer and written by Abdulaziz Almuzaini. It is prequel feature, based on the web series Masameer created by Malik Nejer.[2][3][4]

The film was released on Netflix on 12 June 2025.

Plot

Three six-year-olds named Saltooh, Saad and Trad hide in a closet, but they were caught by their teacher. She kicks them out to kindergarten; they are now in elementary school. In the class, their teacher said that bad behavior leads straight to hell. At break, the children discuss that they committed the three bad acts of stealing, lying and wearing jeans. The children visit a prisoner in prison to talk with him.

The children attempt to do good deeds, but each good deed they attempt to complete backfires in one way or another. After Saltooh sees his uncle caught watching Maisa Whabi by his wife, he and the other two children arrived at a café where people watch Maisa Whabi and party. Hizam tells them that the people are committing the sin of lust and that Maisa Whabi lives in the Republic of Artaqia and so, the children decide that killing Maisa Whabi is the ultimate good deed.

The children steal Nafea's pants to use as a sail and head to Artaqia. But instead of the nation they expect, Artaqia is a failed state, people suffering from depressed, roaming the streets, armed with guns and explosives and terrorist groups controlling Artaqia. The three children learn that Artaqia has become a failed state because it descended into a civil war from their president getting assassinated. The children try to go to a post office, but the woman told them they could write a letter their address. Saad decides to write a letter; Trad goes and find the Phone call except Saad and Saltooh, calls Maisa's house for her address by claiming he's a plumber.

Trad finds out that Maisa actually lives in building no. 50 on Flower Neighbourhood, September Street, and he sees a plumber heading towards her mansion. Trad pushes the plumber's tuk-tuk off a cliff, steals his toolbox and enters Maisa's mansion. Maisa's assistant brings Trad to a room with a leaking pipe. After she leaves, he finds Maisa and prepares to stab her. Meanwhile, Saltooh and Saad disguise as an adult to enter a nightclub. They both find out that the manager, Abu Ali is the only one that can give them Maisa. He gives leafy to him; until when Saad is angers, the manager sending police to the club. At mansion, the plumber arrives to the mansion sending bodyguards to Trad. He escapes the mansion and push the plumber's tuk tuk. The police enters the manager's room and arrest everyone. Trad chases Saltooh and Saad and enter a carriage.

Cast

  • Malik Nejer as Trad / Saad / Saltooh / Dr. Adel / Dr. Nafea / Hizam / Abdullah
  • Ali Kraiem as Maisa Whabi
  • Mazroa Almazroa as Muneer / Ghandoor / Charbel / Abu Fahd
  • Mira Sabbagh as Patrica
  • Maher Jaber as Abu Ali
  • Sulaiman Alnazha
  • Oumkalthoun Sarah Bard
  • Ammar Sabban
  • Saeed Almoudi
  • Elias Alchikhandi
  • Hager Elkhashab
  • Amira Hdaifi
  • Sofee
  • Adel Bu Hanssoun
  • Samer Al Jondi
  • Nedal Jober
  • Ola Abu Khoder
  • Mo Q

Release

Masameer Junior was released on Netflix on 12 June 2025.[5]

Reception

Jose Solis of Common Sense Media gave the film four out of five stars, writing "Hilarious animated satire with violence, language, smoking".[6]

Martha O'Hara praised the overall production and its cultural significance.[2]

John Witw of BubbleBlabber gave the film 7/10 wrote "constantly misunderstanding the world around them, is something everyone around the world can have a good laugh"[7]

References

  1. ^ "Masameer Junior (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b O'Hara, Martha (12 June 2025). "Netflix Premieres Masameer Junior: The Next Chapter in the Groundbreaking Franchise". Martincid. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  3. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (2024-02-01). "Netflix Unveils MENA 2024 Slate; Confirms New Seasons Of 'The Exchange', 'Dubai Bling' & Unveils Unscripted Dating Show 'Love Is Blind, Habibi'". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  4. ^ "'Love is Blind, Habibi' among new slate of projects as Netflix MENA looks to make a splash in 2024". Arab News. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  5. ^ "Netflix Fans, You're Going to Be Shocked By What's Coming to the Streamer in June". Good Housekeeping. 2025-05-26. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  6. ^ Solis, Jose. "Masameer Junior Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  7. ^ Witw, John (2025-11-29). "Review: "Masameer Junior"". Bubbleblabber. Retrieved 2025-12-06.