Bessan Ismail is adding a new first to her growing music career. The young Syrian pop star will perform the official theme song for Netflix’s new Arabic romantic comedy,
Love in Slow Motion, with the track set to arrive once the film premieres globally on the streaming platform today.
The beloved Gen Z pop star will perform the film’s official theme song, marking the first time she has recorded in the Khaleeji dialect. The release introduces Ismail to a new musical style while bringing one of the region’s most popular young voices into the world of Netflix’s latest Arabic rom-com.
Ismail recently revealed that she had completed a new song in a dialect she had never sung in before, describing the project as a different chapter in her career and the fulfilment of an ambition she had pursued for years. Her involvement in the film was later confirmed during its launch celebration in Beirut, attended by its cast, industry figures, and members of the media.
The song accompanies a story about friendship, badly timed feelings, and the confusion that follows when the line between the two begins to disappear. Love in Slow Motion stars Nour Al Ghandour as Haya and Ali Kakooli as Jawad, two longtime best friends whose relationship changes when Jawad announces his engagement to Zeina, played by Noha Nabil. The news forces Haya to confront feelings she had not fully recognized, sending her on a comedic and emotional journey to win his heart.
Haya documents the twists of that journey through personal video diaries, capturing its most spontaneous moments and emotional shifts. Along the way, she is supported by her sister Dalal, played by Shoug Al Hadi, and her aunt, portrayed by Fatima Alshereef, while her loyal chimpanzee companion, Cuba, adds another layer of chaos to her attempts to rewrite the ending of her love story.
Produced by Jamal Sannan and Eagle Films, directed by Elie El Semaan and written by Eyad Saleh, Love in Slow Motion marks the third collaboration between Eagle Films and Netflix in the Arabic romantic comedy genre.
Both the film and its official theme song will be released on Netflix on July 23, giving audiences their first listen to Ismail performing in the Khaleeji dialect as Haya and Jawad’s complicated friends to lovers story unfolds on screen.