Scary Tunisian Horror DACHRA Scores Release Date
Dachra has been slated for a US theatrical release beginning July 9th. In celebration of that, we have a brand new one-sheet to share with you. You can check that out below.
The flick was written and directed by Abdelhamid Bouchnak. Dachra was an official selection of the beloved genre festival Frightfest and also played for audiences at the Venice Film Festival. The cast includes Yasmine Dimassi, Aziz Jbali, Bilel Slatnia, Hela Ayed, Hedi Majri, and Rahri Rahali.
Sent off with a documentary video assignment, three journalism students decide to interview Mongia, seeking new clues about the cold case. Intrigued and perturbed by the deranged woman’s story, the trio take their camera to the scene of the crime deep in the woods, led by the headstrong young investigator Yassmine (Yassmine Dimassi). Soon they are welcomed to a secluded, hushed village where goats have free rein and raw meat hangs drying in the wind. Captured with a minimalist color palette in Hatem Nechi’s eerie and atmospheric compositions and uncanny long takes, this foggy, isolated hamlet is the creepiest location in recent horror cinema. Daring depths of barbarity—and some seriously scary children—are around every corner.
Official Synopsis
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Dachra marks Abdelhamid Bouchnak’s feature film directorial debut and is already generating a bit of positive buzz. Early reviews have the flick sitting at a very respectable 88% ‘fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes (with eight reviews in so far). Not to mention, it has achieved an audience score of 81% (with less than fifty votes tallied). Advance reviews have made comparisons to the likes of The Blair Witch Project. And it’s easy to see why after a quick look at the above synopsis.
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