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A House in Jerusalem

Synopsis

Young Rebecca is forced to move with her father from the UK to Jerusalem, in the hope that a new beginning can help her heal from her mother’s sudden death. Soon after settling into an old house in a neighbourhood known as the Valley of the Ghosts, a series of mysterious events begins and Rebecca is blamed. Diving deep into the mystery of the house and the mystical city of Jerusalem, Rebecca sets out on an enigmatic journey to discover what hides in the shadows of the house.
Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) 2023 - World premiere

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
104 min
Format
ARRI Alexa
Director
Muayad Alayan
Producer
Rachel Robey, Muayad Alayan, Dorothe Beinemeier, Hanneke Niens, Giorgos Karnavas, Alastair Clark, Rami Alayan, Abeer Salman
Co-Producer
Isabelle Georgeaux
Executive Producer
Lizzie Francke, Faycal Hassairi, Sawsan Asfari, Konstantinos Kontovrakis
Editor
Rachel Erskine
Screenwriter
Rami Alayan, Muayad Alayan
Director of Photography
Sebastian Bock
Production Designer
Bashar Hassuneh
Sound
Miguel Murrieta, Simone Webber
Composer
Alex Simu
Principal cast
Johnny Harris, Miley Locke, Shahrazade Makhoul Farrell, Souad Faress, Makram J Khoury
Associate Producer
Enas Al-Muthaffar, Simon Ofenloch, Birgit Kamper, Maya Sanbar

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

PalCine Productions & Wellington Films Ltd

Broadway Media Centre
14-18 Broad Street
Nottingham
NG1 3AL

Sales Company

Heretic Outreach

36, alkmanos str
11528 Athens, Greece
+30 210 600 52 60 / +30 6937966598

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