Masameer Junior
Masameer Junior 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.
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 with homeless people suffering from obesity, depressed people 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 working their told them they could write a letter their address. Saad decides to write a letter then go with Saltooh to ask a man where she is. The man points at a nightclub across the road. Meanwhile, Trad 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. So, 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 steal the plumber's tuk tuk. The police enters the manager's room and arrest everyone in the room. 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
- Maher Jaber
- 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.Reception
Jose Solis of Common Sense Media gave the film four out of five stars, writing "Hilarious animated satire with violence, language, smoking".Martha O'Hara praised the overall production and its cultural significance.
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"