Warda
وردة
Walid, a video blogger, returns to his Egyptian countryside home to document and investigate strange happenings that have been disturbing his family since the death of his father.
Why it matters
A slow-burn folk horror steeped in Egyptian rural mysticism, Warda explores grief and ancestral trauma through a lens rarely seen in genre cinema.
- Rare dive into Middle Eastern folk horror, blending cultural specificity with universal dread.
- Uses atmospheric tension and natural landscapes over cheap scares—think El Sombrero de Tres Picos meets The Witch.
- Walid’s video blog format grounds supernatural elements in intimate family drama.
- For fans of slow-building unease who appreciate horror’s ability to channel cultural anxieties beyond Western settings.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
43
Supernatural
40
Creature
0
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
0
Survival
17
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