21st Mar 2026 - 17:00

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Debut filmmaker Yanis Koussim effectively explores issues of memory, faith and violence, filtering the enduring horrors of civil war… through an enigmatic genre lens.’ – Screen Daily

In 1992, after a car crash leaves Ahmed amnesiac, he returns to his village, where nothing feels familiar—not his wife, not his children. His youngest, frightened by Ahmed’s bandaged face, fears him deeply. Each night, strange visitors whisper litanies in an unknown tongue. Who are they, and why does his neighbour unsettle him?

In the present, an ageing Raqi battles Alzheimer’s. His disciple grows worried. As possessed people speak in foreign tongues and violence rises, Ahmed fears regaining memory—while the disciple fears his master’s decline may unleash an ancient evil.

Screening as part of Darkness In The Fields Folk Horror FestivalBuy a pass to see all four films screening this day at a reduced rate.

Director:Yanis Koussim

Year:2025

Languages:France/Algeria/Qatar/Saudi Arabia

Runtime:94

Origin:2025

Location:QUAD

Subtitles:English

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