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Wingrave (film)
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Wikipedia article
'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.Simpson, MJ, [http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/oldnews07janjun.html], 'News', Jan-Jun 2007 The film was designed as a tribute to Gothic literature, Expressionist Cinema, and the ghost story genre.
Plot
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
The film was the shot in 9 days in Alexandria and Cairo with a budget of $7,500.IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1071972/locations], 'IMDB', Locations page
The film's crew consisted of Writer/Director Ahmed Khalifa, Production Manager Noha Said, and Assistant Director Mohamed Waheed.Wingrave-film.com [http://wingrave-film.com/about.html], about page
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).
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