Those who follow the genre's roots are well aware of the ties Arabic lands have with the concepts of possession and exorcism genres, even if the pieces haven't been made obvious. With the fateful openings of William Friedkin's “The Exorcist” finding itself involving the unearthing of the cursed statue on Iraqi soil and Scott Derrickson's “Deliver Us from Evil” bringing itself up in the same area, the Middle East has been used as the spawning ground for eternal evil striking in the modern day, even if both films took the action back to the States. With “Three,” the first feature-length film from the first female director from the United Arab Emirates in Nayla Al Khaja, the genre heads to this fertile ground and stays there for its duration lending a distinct touch to this well-worn path.
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After a series of bizarre incidents,...
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After a series of bizarre incidents,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
UK actor Jefferson Hall, whose credits include ’House Of The Dragon’, among the cast.
Leading Middle East exhibitor and distributor Vox Cinemas has acquired Gulf rights to psychological thriller Three ahead of its world premiere at Red Sea International Film Festival on Tuesday (December 5).
The feature directorial debut of Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja will be released by Vox in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and other Gulf countries on February 1. The deal was closed directly with the filmmakers.
UK actor Jefferson Hall, whose credits include Oppenheimer and HBO series House of The Dragon, stars alongside veteran UAE actor Maree Al Halyan,...
Leading Middle East exhibitor and distributor Vox Cinemas has acquired Gulf rights to psychological thriller Three ahead of its world premiere at Red Sea International Film Festival on Tuesday (December 5).
The feature directorial debut of Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja will be released by Vox in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and other Gulf countries on February 1. The deal was closed directly with the filmmakers.
UK actor Jefferson Hall, whose credits include Oppenheimer and HBO series House of The Dragon, stars alongside veteran UAE actor Maree Al Halyan,...
- 12/4/2023
- by Mona Sheded
- ScreenDaily
Emirati Movie
British actor Jefferson Hall will soon appear on screen in Emirati director Nayla Al Khaja’s psychological thriller “Three,” about a young boy who appears to be possessed.
Al Khaja – who is known for standout shorts including horror film “The Shadow” and “Animal” that both play on Netflix – has just wrapped the independently-produced “Three,” her debut feature, which was shot in Thailand.
Besides, Hall, “Three” also stars Faten Ahmed; Noura Alabed (“Wiladah”); veteran U.A.E. actor Mari Al Halyan (“On Borrowed Time”); Mohannad Bin Huthail (“Rashash”) and emerging Emirati talent Saud Alzarooni.
“Three” marks a rare case of a drama in which a Brit becomes enmeshed with the core of an Emirati family. The film unfolds in an unspecified modern-day Middle Eastern city, where a young boy named Ahmed begins exhibiting strange behavior, eventually leading his mother Maryam, to believe he is possessed. As the plot thickens,...
British actor Jefferson Hall will soon appear on screen in Emirati director Nayla Al Khaja’s psychological thriller “Three,” about a young boy who appears to be possessed.
Al Khaja – who is known for standout shorts including horror film “The Shadow” and “Animal” that both play on Netflix – has just wrapped the independently-produced “Three,” her debut feature, which was shot in Thailand.
Besides, Hall, “Three” also stars Faten Ahmed; Noura Alabed (“Wiladah”); veteran U.A.E. actor Mari Al Halyan (“On Borrowed Time”); Mohannad Bin Huthail (“Rashash”) and emerging Emirati talent Saud Alzarooni.
“Three” marks a rare case of a drama in which a Brit becomes enmeshed with the core of an Emirati family. The film unfolds in an unspecified modern-day Middle Eastern city, where a young boy named Ahmed begins exhibiting strange behavior, eventually leading his mother Maryam, to believe he is possessed. As the plot thickens,...
- 6/21/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Jefferson Hall has been announced as the lead actor in Emirati film director and producer Nayla Al Khaja’s psychological thriller Three.
Set in a bustling modern-day Middle Eastern city, the drama revolves around the case of a young boy whose increasingly strange behavior leads his mother to believe he is possessed.
UK actor Hall, whose credits include House of the Dragon, Halloween and Oppenheimer, plays a Western doctor who is consulted by the mother as she tries to get to the bottom of what is wrong with her son.
Hall stars alongside a mainly Emirati cast featuring model and actress Faten Ahmed as the mother, Noura Alabed (Wiladah), veteran actor Mari Al Halyan (On Borrowed Time) and newcomer Saud Alzarooni as well as Jordanian actor Mohannad Bin Huthail (Rashash).
Three is Al Khaja’s first feature after a number of well-travelled short films including The Neighbour, Animal and The Shadow.
Set in a bustling modern-day Middle Eastern city, the drama revolves around the case of a young boy whose increasingly strange behavior leads his mother to believe he is possessed.
UK actor Hall, whose credits include House of the Dragon, Halloween and Oppenheimer, plays a Western doctor who is consulted by the mother as she tries to get to the bottom of what is wrong with her son.
Hall stars alongside a mainly Emirati cast featuring model and actress Faten Ahmed as the mother, Noura Alabed (Wiladah), veteran actor Mari Al Halyan (On Borrowed Time) and newcomer Saud Alzarooni as well as Jordanian actor Mohannad Bin Huthail (Rashash).
Three is Al Khaja’s first feature after a number of well-travelled short films including The Neighbour, Animal and The Shadow.
- 6/21/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Psychological thriller shot in Thailand and the UAE.
UK actor Jefferson Hall of House Of The Dragon is to star in Three, the debut feature of Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja.
Hall, who is also known for Halloween and upcoming Christopher Nolan film Oppenheimer, plays a doctor in the psychological thriller, which shot for 24 days in Thailand and the UAE and wrapped filming last week.
The newly revealed cast also includes Faten Ahmed, Noura Alabed, veteran UAE actor Mari Al Halyan, Mohannad Bin Huthail and Saud Alzarooni. A first look at Hall in the film can be seen above.
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UK actor Jefferson Hall of House Of The Dragon is to star in Three, the debut feature of Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al Khaja.
Hall, who is also known for Halloween and upcoming Christopher Nolan film Oppenheimer, plays a doctor in the psychological thriller, which shot for 24 days in Thailand and the UAE and wrapped filming last week.
The newly revealed cast also includes Faten Ahmed, Noura Alabed, veteran UAE actor Mari Al Halyan, Mohannad Bin Huthail and Saud Alzarooni. A first look at Hall in the film can be seen above.
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- 6/21/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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