Director: Wael Abdullah
Years abroad don't prepare Ezz El-Din for what's waiting inside his family's old mansion once he finally comes home to find them.
What is Day 13 about?
After a long stretch away, Ezz El-Din returns to his home country looking for the family he left behind. He settles back into the family mansion expecting a quiet reunion, but the house has other plans: what starts as a homecoming steadily turns into an unsettling chain of discoveries he never anticipated. Director Wael Abdullah builds the film around the mansion itself as much as around Ezz El-Din's search, treating its rooms and history as a source of mounting dread rather than backdrop. As the days pass — the film's title points to a countdown structure — the line between memory, family secrets, and something more sinister blurs, pulling Ezz El-Din deeper into a mystery that reshapes what he thought he knew about the people closest to him.
Cast & crew
Ahmed Dawood leads as Ezz El-Din, carrying the film's tension as a man caught between grief for lost time and mounting unease in his own family home. Dina El Sherbiny and Sherif Mounir anchor the supporting cast, with Nesreen Amin, Jumana Murad, Mahmoud Abdel Moghny, Ahmed Zaher, and Noha Abdin filling out the mansion's household and the wider circle drawn into the story.
Context & significance
Day 13 is a 2023 Egyptian horror-thriller directed by Wael Abdullah, part of a wave of regional genre filmmaking that leans on domestic settings — old family homes, inherited secrets — rather than imported horror tropes. At 108 minutes, it gives its mystery room to unfold gradually rather than rushing toward a single reveal.
Where & how to watch
Day 13 is available on K-Time with a free account login, including a Persian-dubbed version for viewers who want to watch in Farsi. The full page for the film, with cast and production details, can be browsed without signing in.