Achoura (2018)

Directed by

Talal Selhami

Genre

fantasy film, horror film

Country

Morocco, France

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

12

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four childhood friends reunite when one of them reappears after being missing for 25 years. They must confront a monstrous djinn that has haunted them since the Ashura holiday.

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What happens

Achoura is a 2018 Moroccan-French horror fantasy film directed and co-written by Talal Selhami. Moroccan actors Omar Lotfi and Younes Bouab star alongside Sofia Manousha, Ivan Gonzalez, Mohamed Choubi, and Moussa Masskri. The film's plot follows four childhood friends who reconnect when one of them, who disappeared 25 years prior during the Ashura holiday, re-enters their lives, leading them to confront a monstrous djinn. The film is regarded as the first Moroccan fantasy film. Described as the first monster movie shot in Morocco, Achoura premiered in December 2018 at the Paris International Fantastic Film Festival. The film met success at the Tangier National Film Festival where it won the award for best production, and at the Film Festival of Marrakech. The film also won the grand prize at the Hard Line Festival in Germany in October 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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