"The Most Expensive Ticket in the World"

What if you had to drive 300 miles and pay $67 just to see a movie? That is the case in Saudi Arabia where one has to travel to Bahrain for the authentic theater-going experience. Abdullah Eyaf has catalogued the struggles of movie lovers in Saudi Arabia in his new documentary "Cinema 500km."

Raja al-Mutairi, who writes about the cinema for Al-Riyadh daily, said there is no law that bans cinemas, but he said Saudis are unwilling to open theaters for fear of a clash with Islamists.

Tareq Al-Hussein, whose first cinema experience was captured in the documentary, said his first trip to the movies will always be special.

"In films, I had always seen stars meeting their girlfriends at the movies or seen an actor munching on pop corn. But I never really knew what it felt like."

"In the theater, the emotions I had were more intense than those I had watching a movie alone. When I was laughing, everybody else was laughing. When I got scared, everybody else got scared. It was an experience I’ll always be proud of."