Wingrave (film)
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| Directed by | Ahmed Khalifa |
| Written by | Ahmed Khalifa |
| Produced by | Ahmed Khalifa Abdel Rahman Reda Marwan Younis |
| Starring | Ashraf Hamdi Diana Brauch Karim Higazy |
| Music by | Ahmed Khalifa |
| Distributed by | Tempe Entertainment |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Egypt |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7,500 USD |
Wingrave is an Egyptian horror film written and directed by Ahmed Khalifa and starring Ashraf Hamdi, Diana Brauch, and Karim Higazy. It was the first English-Language Egyptian feature film in history.[1] The film was designed as a tribute to Gothic literature, Expressionist Cinema, and the ghost story genre.
Plot[edit]
As renowned parapsychologist Henry Wingrave struggles conducting a forbidden seance, he recollects three of his most disturbing and challenging experiences with the restless dead. Throughout these experiences, he is asked to contact the dead brother of a grieving young woman, to cleanse a newly bought house of the malicious entities, and to determine whether a young woman is possessed by a demon, or simply insane.
Production[edit]
The film was the shot in 9 days in Alexandria and Cairo with a budget of $7,500.[2]
The film's crew consisted of Writer/Director Ahmed Khalifa, Production Manager Noha Said, and Assistant Director Mohamed Waheed.[3]
The film was the first Egyptian film to be exclusively distributed in the U.S. on DVD and to be available for paid download and Video on Demand (VOD).[3]
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