The new movie starts showing in local and Gulf cinemas today

Amer Al-Marri: We succeeded in the "Ghost" challenge... and we are optimistic about the future of Emirati cinema

• The special screening of the film in Dubai witnessed the presence of the action heroes and filmmakers.

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• Amer Al Marri.

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Producer and director Amer Salmeen Al Marri affirmed his optimism about the return of Emirati film production in the coming period, pointing out that the local film industry was able to achieve great strides, whether at the level of festivals or competition at the box office.

Al-Marri expressed his happiness with the release of his new movie “Ghost” in local and Gulf cinemas starting today, after the special screening of the film, which was organized yesterday evening in Mirdif City Center in Dubai, in the presence of the action heroes and a group of filmmakers, stressing that the film represents a different experience. Exactly from the films previously presented, it combines horror, excitement and suspense with comedy.

Al-Marri added to "Emirates Today" that the film was a great challenge to the work team, especially as it includes a number of talents who are experiencing acting for the first time, and who have proven their worth and ability to provide outstanding work and able to win the admiration of the audience.

big steps

He said, "In the past years, local cinema has been able to make great strides and achieve many achievements, whether by participating in international festivals and obtaining several prizes, or by reserving a space for it with Gulf and Arab viewers and competing at the box office and achieving promising revenues." .

He believed that adhering to locality, raising community issues and expressing its members are the ingredients for the success of artistic work and its reach to the public in all its categories, and it is also the key to reaching the world.

He expressed his optimism about the future of the film industry in the UAE, as there are many real talents waiting for the opportunity to express themselves, which he discovered through the Al Ain Film Festival, which he chairs, and which carried in its past sessions the slogan "Cinema of the Future" and puts support for young people as its main goal.

horror and mystery

The movie "Ghost", which is Amer Al-Marri's second cinematic experience in terms of writing and directing after his first movie, "Lover of Amouri", which achieved artistic and public success after its release in 2018, reaping many Arab and international awards, combines suspense, excitement and mystery, and its events revolve around A family struggle over an ancient inheritance, through the story of a grandmother who demands that all her family members live together in the family's large house before she agrees to sell it, and the adventure begins when the family moves from Abu Dhabi to the family home to face many terrifying and mysterious events.

The film stars Maryam Sultan, Abdullah Al-Junaibi, Hamid Al-Awadi, Alaa Shaker, Lubna Al-Hassan, Khaled Al-Nuaimi, Mayed Al-Baloushi and Saif Al-Thoujali, and a group of emerging talents in their first cinematic appearance, including Rehab Al-Muhairi, Kanu Al-Kindi and Rasim Al-Dahab, and the award-winning Algerian actor, Djilali Boudjemaa, also participates in the film. .

Between Abu Dhabi and Al Ain

Ghost, which was produced by Emirates Vision Films in cooperation with twofour54, was filmed in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, and took 30 days to film at twofour54’s photography and production facilities in Khalifa Industrial City in Abu Dhabi. The staff benefited from the modern facilities and advanced infrastructure that It offers to empower content creators and stimulate the production of more films, film and television productions in Abu Dhabi.

Amer Al Marri:

“Adherence to locality, raising community issues, and expressing its members are among the ingredients for the success of artistic work and its reach to the public, and it is a key to reaching global.”

"Local cinema has achieved achievements, whether by obtaining several awards at festivals, or by reserving a space for it with Gulf and Arab viewers."

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