'Dachra' review: From Tunisia by way of 'The Blair Witch Project'
Early in the Tunisian supernatural thriller “Dachra,” three journalism students consult their instructor about a documentary assignment and receive specific instructions: Be original, engage the audience and avoid politics. So inevitably, they end up hauling their equipment to a spooky remote village, where they’re bedeviled by what appears to be a cult of cannibalistic witch worshipers. Sure, they’re in danger of being eaten. But at least they never mention the revolution. “Dachra” is the debut feature film from writer-director-producer-editor Abdelhamid Bouchnak, who delivers a...
Source: latimes.com