‘Daz’ (slang for “race”) is a clear-eyed look at the passion many young Qatari men have for high-speed drag racing.
Certain things in life are constant, and one of them is the love of many young men for high-stakes hijinks in high-octane machines – in other words, drag racing. But here in Qatar, where the rate of death of young men in car accidents is cause for national concern, how can this taste for speed be safely satisfied? Director Shouq Shaheen takes a balanced and clear-eyed look at some of these young men and their passion for putting the pedal to the metal.
