التعويذة (1987) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1987, التعويذة is a horreur film directed by Mohammed Shebl, running about 98 minutes.

What it’s about. Protagonist Mahmoud is a high school teacher, who lives with his entire family in a tiny apartment. The landlord is desperately trying to force them out to the point of enlisting the devil’s help. Like “Al-Ins wal Djinn,” the film’s opening scenes establish a sense of tension that continues to mount until, for some reason, a goat shoots a star-shaped laser out of its forehead, and everything quickly falls apart. Furniture spontaneously combusts, an invisible presence settles in Mahmoud’s apartment, and the devil rapes his wife and she thinks it’s an earthquake. Things reach their peak when, for the second time on this list, Yousra is drenched in actual chicken blood.

Who’s in it. التعويذة stars Yousra as Rawya, Naima El Soghier as Sorceress, Abla Kamel as Faten and Mahmoud Yassine as Mahmoud, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.5/10, التعويذة has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch التعويذة page.

If you liked it. Fans of التعويذة tend to enjoy Psychose, Le Silence des agneaux, Shining and Alien, le huitième passager.