Dachra Explained

Dachra
Director:Abdelhamid Bouchnak
Producer:Abdelhamid Bouchnak
Omar Ben Ali
Screenplay:Abdelhamid Bouchnak
Music:Rached Hmaoui
Samy Ben Said
Cinematography:Hatem Nechi
Editing:Abdelhamid Bouchnak
Runtime:113 minutes
Country:Tunisia
Language:Arabic
Gross:$69,010

Dachra is a 2018 Tunisian horror film, written and directed by Abdelhamid Bouchnak as his first feature film.

Plot

Three journalism students, Yasmine, Walid and Bilel, set off to investigate a cold case for a school film project. After visiting a mental hospital to interview Mongia, the mutilated survivor of an attack 20 years before, the trail leads them out to an isolated village. Before they fully understand what is happening, they find themselves beset by cannibal witches.[1]

Cast

Reception

Dachra was the closing film for International Critics' Week at the 75th Venice International Film Festival.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dachra: Film Review, Venice 2018. 9 September 2018. The Hollywood Reporter. Deborah Young. 5 August 2021.
  2. Web site: "Dachra" de Abdelhamid Bouchnak sélectionné à la semaine de la critique de la Mostra de Venise. webdo.tn. 23 July 2018. fr. 5 August 2021.
  3. Web site: 35. settimana internazionale della critica 02.09 — 12.09.2020. sicvenezia.it. it. 5 August 2021.