Dachra

Name: Dachra
Genre: Horror
Released: July 9, 2021
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Amira Ben Said, Aziz Jebali, Bahri Rahali, Bilel Slatnia, Hedi Mejri

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Hakka Distribution | Release Date: July 9, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Amira Ben Said, Aziz Jebali, Bahri Rahali, Bilel Slatnia, Hedi Mejri, Hela Ayed, Nawres Idanani, Rachid Bougheriou, Soumaya Bouallegui, Yassmine Dimassi

Summary: Ever since she was discovered naked and near-dead decades ago, Mongia has been institutionalized, with a tendency to bite her nurses. 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 takeEver since she was discovered naked and near-dead decades ago, Mongia has been institutionalized, with a tendency to bite her nurses. 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. … Expand

Director: Abdelhamid Bouchnak

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 114 min

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Sarah Ward

Jul 8, 2021

It’s a visually rich and moodily atmospheric film with a keen sense for the unsettling, even if it boils together a mélange of somewhat familiar ingredients. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Jul 8, 2021

Originality may indeed be scarce in writer-director Abdelhamid Bouchnak’s debut narrative feature. Yet this gory goulash of city slickers, creepy yokels, editorial jolts and cannibalism largely transcends its derivative basic elements, thanks to his astute, richly atmospheric handling. Read full review

Deborah Young

Jul 8, 2021

The characters are irritating, the look is cheap and the plot is reheated from other movies, but it has to be admitted that Dachra delivers its unsavory thrills. Read full review

Noel Murray

Jul 8, 2021

In the terms it sets at the start, Dachra is mostly but not entirely successful. It’s not overtly political (though an argument could be made that it’s partly about how Tunisia has changed since 2011’s civil unrest), and it is pretty gripping. Read full review

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