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FANGS + Introduction (15*)

SAFAR Film Festival

Fangs

An Egyptian remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show that reinvents O'Brien's classic.

Often dismissed as a Rocky Horror Picture Show knockoff, Fangs is - in fact - exemplar, self-aware Egyptian kitsch, a testament to the enduring quality of Shaabi Disco, and a pointed critique of the Egyptian state's vampiric capitalism during the unchecked rapid economic expansion of the 1970s. 

The plot follows a couple - Ali and Muna - who unknowingly seek shelter at Dracula's castle when their car breaks down in a storm. A brilliantly ridiculous first film from horror pioneer Mohammad Shabl, it parodies dozens of cinematic tropes in a style perfectly suited to an Egypt trying desperately to enter the 21st century, while remaining obsessed with folklore and ghost stories. Despite the film's wildly comedic tone, the social and economic inequity it depicts continues to haunt Egypt even more than when the film was first released. 

Screening as part of SAFAR’s GHOSTS strand of screenings and workshops, it will be introduced by the strand curator Saeed Taji Farouky.

Content notice: contains graphic scenes of a chicken being killed

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