“Zalava” picked for Lisbon horror film festival

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debut.Amiri has co-written with Ida Panahandeh and Tahmineh Bahramalian the terrifying horror film, which presents a brilliant examination
of faith, science and tradition based on stories told to him by his father.In 1978, the inhabitants of a small village in Iran called Zalava
claim there is a demon among them
Masud, a young gendarmerie sergeant who investigates this claim, encounters an exorcist attempting to rid the village of the demon
Masud and his love interest, a government doctor, soon find themselves trapped in a cursed house, surrounded by villagers who believe they
are both possessed by the demon.LevelK, EG Entertainment, Remain in Light, Corinth Films and PT Falcon handle sales of the film in different
regions of the world.The film was also screened at the Overlook Film Festival, a celebration of all things horror held in the American city
of New Orleans in June.Amiri also won the award for best director at the 8th Duhok International Film Festival in the Iraqi Kurdistan
director Halina Reijn.Sarah DeLappe has written the screenplay based on a story by Kristen Roupenian.When a group of rich 20-somethings plan
a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one
party gone very, very wrong.The festival will run until September 12 with a program full of films, workshops, masterclasses and many