Summaries

During a mission in the Middle East, a group of US soldiers destroy a statue out of boredom only to then be visited by something the next day.

Details

Keywords
  • soldier
  • no survivors
  • statue
  • djinn
  • afghan war
Genres
  • Action
  • Thriller
  • Horror
  • War
Release date Feb 23, 2009
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official MySpace
Language English
Filming locations Kabul, Afghanistan
Production companies Silver Nitrate Tricky Pictures Deviant Films

Box office

Budget $1500

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 29m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

From the creators of the horror cult hit, Dead Birds, comes a psychological horror film about a unit of U.S. soldiers in present-day Afghanistan who unknowingly release a vengeful supernatural force that wages upon them a deadly war. The Afghani people believed there were beings on Earth far older than humans--the Djinn. The Djinn, according to legend, were made of smokeless fire and could take on any form they wished but could be imprisoned in certain vessels such as a lamp as told in teh tale of Alladin. According to legend the Djinn hated humans and most fled the Earth as humans grew to dominate it. But a few remained imprisoned in vessels designed to contain them waiting to be freed. The soldiers on routine patrol for insurgents came upon an ancient statue deep in the desert. They have no idea what they have found and one of them shoots the statue with his M-16 tearing it apart. Unfortunately for his unit the statue seems to have been a vessel imprisoning a Djinn who decides to take vengence.

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