Young Rebecca has to move from the UK to Jerusalem with her father in the hopes that a new beginning can help her heal from her mother’s sudden death. Soon after settling into an old house in a neighborhood known as the Valley of the Ghosts, a series of mysterious events begins and Rebecca is blamed.

Diving deep into the mystery of the house and the mystical city of Jerusalem, Rebecca sets out on an enigmatic journey to discover what hides in the shadows of the house.

Cast

Michael
Johnny Harris
Rebecca
Miley Locke
Rasha
Sheherazade Makhoul
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A House in Jerusalem

Muayad Alayan

  • Fiction
Production Country / Year
Palestinian Territory, United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, Qatar 2022
Language
he., en., ar. OF mit de. UT
Format
DCP, Color, 102min
Other, Discrete 5.1

Director & Crew

Muayad Alayan 1

Muayad Alayan

Born in 1985 in Palestine. Studied Film in San Francisco. Active as a director, screenwriter, producer and instructor.

Filmography

2009 LESH SABREEN?, Kurzfilm

2015 LOVE, THEFT AND OTHER ENTANGLEMENTS, Spielfilm

2018 THE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEEM, Spielfilm

2023 A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM, Spielfilm  HOF 2023

“In the foggy reality of adolescence, immersed in a disintegrating world, I wanted to talk about filial love, the transmission of violence, the vertigo of sexual discovery, trying to grasp what makes the border between hate and love so porous.”

Muayad Alayan

Writer
Muayad Alayan
Rami Alayan
Director of Photography
Sebastian Bock
Editor
Rachel Erskine
Production Designer
Bashar Hassuneh
Costume Designer
Hamada Attallah
Sound
Miguel Murrieta
Music Composer
Alex Simu
Make-up
Kat Morgan
Producer
Dorothe Beinemeier