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The Visitor

A slow-burning folk horror that blends cultural folklore with a creeping sense of dread, anchored by a charismatic con-artist duo.

Directed by
Rolla Selbak
Genres
Horror
Overview
Kareem’s family has lived in Jerusalem for many generations. Him and his best friend, Elias, travel around villages and giving ghost tours, conning naive tourists through their company they call “Holy Ghost Tours.” They tell tourists the story about the mythical Ghouleh of Jerusalem his Teta (grandmother) told him, a demon from her old village who steals people’s memories.
How it feels
Eerie, dark, satirical and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Deception, memory, isolation, fate
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Rolla Selbak
Genres
Horror
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour4
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Rolla Selbak
Written by
Rolla Selbak
Starring
Plestia Alaqad, Muhammad Abed Elrahman, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin
Country
Palestinian Territory, Jordan, United States of America
Languages
Arabic

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