An excellent Lebanese murder-mystery in the Italian "giallo" style, that easily gives even giallo-master Dario Argento's own recent works a run for their money. It manages to cram in multiple murders, red herrings, some comic relief, people speaking Arabic, people speaking French, and even a funny beard into its short running time.

There is some overly stiff acting, disappointingly bloodless murder scenes, and the odd silly plot point, but there is really nothing serious enough to detract from the Argento-inspired fun. The beautiful photography and lighting (reminiscent of SUSPIRIA and INFERNO), and the highly effective electronic score (reminiscent of DEEP RED and TENEBRAE) are stuff that even the 1970s Italian horror-maestros themselves would be proud of.

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After living many years in Paris, Marc Dalmas comes back to Lebanon to visit his sister As soon as he arrives, he finds her murdered. That same night, Marc witnesses another murder while being drunk. Due to the incompetence of the police, Marc decides to find the killer alone.

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