Horror Short Film 'MAKR' | ALTER Exclusive

A fake exorcist visits the home of a man who thinks his wife is possessed by a Djinn, only to find out that things are not as they seem.

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SHEIKH, a fake exorcist who recently lost his daughter and with it his trust in God, visits the home of KHALID, a man who claims his wife is possessed by a Djinn. He soon finds out that things are not as they seem.

Directed by Hana Kazim
Written by Faris Kazim and Hana Kazim
Produced by Hind Al Basti
Cinematography by Jordan Gzesh
Edited by Shahnaz Dulaimy

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MAKR

[salispadli]

"...that won't work on me. I fear God too."

You know it is over for you when a Djinn has more faith than you lol

[neamfarroukh]

As a muslim, this was really well made without stepping boundaries or mocking our religion. It was a perfect portrayal of the liars and scammers who take advantage of the weak and exploit them in the name of god. The movie was suspenseful and hooked me till the very last second. The plot is amazing is so is the twist. Bravo Alter

[Demi_God]

What I love about djinn horror stories are they aren't full of jump scares, but are more psychological horror, full of slow degradation of mental capacity of characters and leaves the viewers puzzled

[suzannesellers]

As a Catholic I am struck by the fact that moral failures and consequences of such failure are universal across all religions. I really like the presupposition that God does exist, no fumbling around with the Disbelief so prevelant in Western films.

[harukahyuuga]

This is splendid. I feel that the man died and this is his afterlife...forever looking for a way out but never finding any. The dark room represents the darkness that awaits him for he had chosen material wealth over faith. Truly amazing. Amazing message.

[talhanawaz]

Im from a muslim country and when he said 'i usually take 15, 000 but ill take 10, 000 for this' is something very realistic the entire concept of a fake exorcist is very real here

[learnerktm]

The demons were testing the priest. Brilliant acting. Brilliant story.

[honestydavis]

As a Muslim I am quite happy to see this. Good job. We actually recently had a scandal with a fake exorcist in our community. So this was spot on about how there’s an abuser in every faith taking advantage of those in need

[fianacake]

The scene when khalid said "losing faith in god & decided to get rich of his word" it's really happen to my country. We have "ustad" but he do the same as this movie

[veruschkadahmer]

I needed to pause during this gem to share my opinion ! What an intense, well written, well played and full of suspense short film ! Seeing a Muslim based horror/thriller story is so interesting and refreshing ! It's a nice variation from Western horror movies.
I thoroughly enjoy it !

[nyaumai]

woah! this is the first Arab/Muslim horror short I’ve seen! really creative and amazing! 💖

[manonahil]

My most favorite part of this film is the accuracy to the religion of Islam. There is no lie displayed here, all of it is accurate. Thank you, thank you for representing it correctly.

[sccr]

I actually feel bad for the guy. He may be a crook but when he thought someone was in actual danger he risked his life to help them.

[noonessam]

This like a plot twist, inside a plot twist, within a plot twist.

[Spritualfood]

Best thing that explains about good and evil, loved it !! The true believer never charge for helping others.. you showed the real makr with maqafaat.. well done.

[arab.c]

this was a clean Horror movie... No blood, no terrifying faces, no flying ghosts, no shit, ...
It is scary in an attractive psychological way ... I love this kind of
أحب هذا النوع من الأفلام...لا دم ولا قرف...فلم يعتمد على الرعب النفسي بإسلوب بسيط ونظيف وحوارات شيقة وحبكة درامية تحوي على الغموض
..بالإضافة إلى التصوير والتمثيل وحسن إختيار الممثلين....بصراحة أبدعوا إلي عملوا هذا الفلم..

[sahil-yfbs]

the sentence "tell me seikh, when you lose faith in shivers me....ya Allah you for converging such a

[sometimesidontunderstand]

Mashallah this was very well made. Muslims needs more cinema representation especially in genres people wouldn't expect them to blend so well in

[tariqaltahhan]

واو فيلم كثير روعة وفيه رسالة كثير هادفه للناس الي بتاجر بأسم ريسبكت لكل من عمل على هاذا الفيديو💚💚

[_Synthesize_Me_]

The actors are great, the cinematography is on point, and the setting is unique — great job to everyone involved!