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This series is based on real events.

Out of respect for the family
who faced the ordeal,

Out of respect for the family
who faced the ordeal,

some events and names were altered
for dramatic purposes.

A FANTASY FROM REALITY

A FANTASY FROM REALITY

A story that kept going for years,

a conflict that made me
question myself and my sanity.

You called me and here I am.

I followed your voice.
All the way to the Haddad family.

I followed your voice.
All the way to the Haddad family.

Maybe you don't believe me or the story.

I've been trapped here for 200 years.

I can’t pass onto the other side
until I right that wrong.

I can’t pass onto the other side
until I right that wrong.

GISELLE NASR
A WITNESS TO THE REAL EVENTS

A strange story.
I followed all its details.

Maybe you don't believe me.

Or you can't imagine
that a story like that can be real.

Or you can't imagine
that a story like that can be real.

But I had to tell you anyway.

My father was a peasant.

AN EYEWITNESS
WHO WITNESSED THE REAL EVENTS

He sent me to work for a good family.

I came to this house when I was 12.

A nice lady took me in.

A nice lady took me in.

I was relieved when I saw her.

She said, "You'll work for us.
Don't worry, I'll teach you everything."

She said, "You'll work for us.
Don't worry, I'll teach you everything."

No one believes what happened
and what I've witnessed with this family.

They were a nice family,
living in a beautiful house.

They lived happily for years.

They lived happily for years.

But one day, everything changed.

Love and happiness turned into fear.

They started dying.

They started dying.

Suddenly, the house became a living hell
and turned into a cemetery.

Suddenly, the house became a living hell
and turned into a cemetery.

Die!

Die!

The first years were wonderful.

I was never sad, or bothered, or homesick.
I used to work with lots of energy.

I was never sad, or bothered, or homesick.
I used to work with lots of energy.

I don't know what happened.
I had grown up a bit.

I don't know what happened.
I had grown up a bit.

And she changed a lot.

We were all sitting together...
the whole family.

We were all sitting together...
the whole family.

Suddenly, I saw the lady change,
her voice changed.

Suddenly, I saw the lady change,
her voice changed.

Talking in a man's voice.

Talking in a man's voice.

Her facial expressions...

changed completely
and she started to talk in a scary voice.

changed completely
and she started to talk in a scary voice.

She's tougher than you.

She's tougher than you.

That's how I like them.

The things I'll be able to do
when I finally tame her.

She looks like your mother.
She has her temper.

She looks like your mother.
She has her temper.

She became a different person,
someone I didn't know. I was scared too.

She became a different person,
someone I didn't know. I was scared too.

I just wanted to run away.

She started to convulse and cramp up.

She started to convulse and cramp up.

A hundred men couldn't open her hands.

She began growling!

I had never seen anything like that.

I had never seen anything like that.

Ever.

I was scared of her. Her children
and her husband were frightened of her.

We were all scared.

We were all scared.

I didn't know how to deal with her,
but I was worried about her.

I liked her and she was nice to me.

I know that she used to avoid
looking in the mirror.

I know that she used to avoid
looking in the mirror.

I had no idea what she saw,
but it scared her a lot.

I had no idea what she saw,
but it scared her a lot.

Get out of my head!

Get out of my head!

No one dared to approach her
in my presence

No one dared to approach her
in my presence

because she was violent,
she used to beat them.

because she was violent,
she used to beat them.

That's what I saw.

One evening, they were all having dinner.
And when they finished,

One evening, they were all having dinner.
And when they finished,

Claire locked me in the kitchen,
and forced me to eat.

Claire locked me in the kitchen,
and forced me to eat.

Faten. Have dinner with us.

Faten. Have dinner with us.

I was so scared.
She had never asked me this before.

I was so scared.
She had never asked me this before.

I feared for myself.
I sat in the kitchen, not wanting to eat.

I feared for myself.
I sat in the kitchen, not wanting to eat.

Then I was like, "Maybe if I ate,
she'd leave me alone."

The way she was screaming at me
and forcing me to eat was terrifying.

The way she was screaming at me
and forcing me to eat was terrifying.

We're alone now.

We're alone now.

Eat.

Eat.

This is why I tried
to tell you what happened.

It's everything that I experienced
with this family for many years.

It's everything that I experienced
with this family for many years.

I've witnessed events and situations
that you might think

I've witnessed events and situations
that you might think

aren't true,
but I've experienced all of these things.

aren't true,
but I've experienced all of these things.

Listen to him! He's talking to me!

Listen to him! He's talking to me!

Claire suffered a lot!

Claire suffered a lot!

Until the arrival of Ensaf.

Until the arrival of Ensaf.

An Egyptian lady was suddenly standing
at the door.

An Egyptian lady was suddenly standing
at the door.

Ensaf was looking for work.

Ensaf was looking for work.

One would ask, from all the other houses,

why did she choose this house?

why did she choose this house?

Why did she come to this family?

Maybe it was God helping them out.

-Good morning.
-Hello.

Where can I find Miss Faten?

-Inside the house.
-Thank you.

-Inside the house.
-Thank you.

I need one more table.

It should be on the other side.

It should be on the other side.

The Visit is a story
that I grew up with...

The Visit is a story
that I grew up with...

TAREC-JOSE GHATTAS NAZARIO
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

...hearing from my family and neighbors

about a group of people
who suffered a lot,

about a group of people
who suffered a lot,

some of which suffered for 30 years.

some of which suffered for 30 years.

I was a child then
and the story marked me.

I was a child then
and the story marked me.

I used to think about it

and ask people around me who lived

and ask people around me who lived

that experience.

I thought about it
and I entered the field of production.

I thought about it
and I entered the field of production.

We pitched the story to Shahid,
and now, it's one of their originals.

They gave us all the support
to produce the story.

They gave us all the support
to produce the story.

In the room? That's what she needs,

there's a room there and she can see
everyone walking in or out.

there's a room there and she can see
everyone walking in or out.

It's been like two months and...
As he walks in, so he going to try to take

the demon by shooting him.

the demon by shooting him.

So when he's ready, upstairs, directly?

-Why are you doing this?
-No! No!

Now, I fully believe the story,
but at first...

DINA EL-SHERBINY
ENSAF

...I was skeptical.
But when I started reading about it,

...I was skeptical.
But when I started reading about it,

I realized these stories could be true
and I was scared.

Close your eyes. None of this is real.

A family can go through such things.

A family can go through such things.

TAKLA CHAMOUN
CLAIRE

I know some people who were involved
in sorcery,

I know some people who were involved
in sorcery,

witchcraft, curses,

and the world of spirits...

and the world of spirits...

and they were seriously harmed.

and they were seriously harmed.

For me, it wasn’t something
out of the ordinary or science fiction.

CAROLE ABBOUD
"NATHALIE"

CAROLE ABBOUD
"NATHALIE"

It was based on real-life events...

with a dramatic twist.

with a dramatic twist.

I saved you from that nightmare.

You?

-But Dasem possesses your sister now.
-Death...

is our only salvation.

This story in particular
felt real to me...

This story in particular
felt real to me...

ABDO CHAHINE
"DAOUD"

...away from acting and the characters.
I was convinced that it was a true story.

He took my eyesight
to deny me this knowledge

He took my eyesight
to deny me this knowledge

and the will to learn.

I don't think the story was made up.

SERENA EL CHAMI
"RITA"

SERENA EL CHAMI
"RITA"

But it depends on how each individual...

understands the story in their mind.

On a personal level,
I don't believe in spirits.

On a personal level,
I don't believe in spirits.

I have a different perspective.

I have a different perspective.

But I think the events were real.

Oh, God!

Oh, God!

ELIE MITRI
"FARES"

ELIE MITRI
"FARES"

I lived a constant dilemma
in the sense that,

although it's a true story,

although it's a true story,

there must be some kind
of scientific explanation for it.

I didn't want to think about it.
Put it inside the room.

I didn't want to think about it.
Put it inside the room.

ADOLFO MARTINEZ PEREZ
"HEAD DIRECTOR"

And it’s a very ambitious
type of material...

And it’s a very ambitious
type of material...

I think that evil comes from within.

I think that everything that Suleiman did
from the beginning till the end...

I think that everything that Suleiman did
from the beginning till the end...

DORY EL SAMARANY
"SULEIMAN"

...was fully intentional.
And as a demon...

...was fully intentional.
And as a demon...

-Where have you been?
-...it’s his job to torture people.

I'm sorry, baby!

My house was destroyed and I had to move.

My God! Are you all right?

For me, the devil is our evil side.

For me, the devil is our evil side.

RABIH EL ZAHER
"YOUSSEF"

He's half the man
who is made up of good and evil.

He's half the man
who is made up of good and evil.

I can't take it anymore.

I can't take it anymore.

Evil is lack of love...

Evil is lack of love...

CYNTHIA KARAM
"VERA"

...lack of beauty, lack of everything,
lack of...

...lack of beauty, lack of everything,
lack of...

I don't know.

It has many definitions.

Come and get me... blind man.

Come and get me... blind man.

The level of evil in this series
is off the charts.

The level of evil in this series
is off the charts.

Some people might believe it,
others might not, but I did.

Claire?

Claire?

Claire suffered for 30 years.

Claire suffered for 30 years.

No one understood her pain.

It is very hard to be suffering
and not know the cause of the pain

or the problem.

She knew people were treating her as sick

She knew people were treating her as sick

or crazy.

Others would say she was possessed.

Others would say she was possessed.

I am going to sedate her.
Help me hold her.

Every corner of this house
is a witness of her suffering.

Every corner of this house
is a witness of her suffering.

Who are you?

Who are you?

What do you want from me?

What do you want from me?

Acting the part was way scarier
than reading the script.

When I was reading, I was eager to know

When I was reading, I was eager to know

what happens in the next episode,
and I liked the script.

what happens in the next episode,
and I liked the script.

I was excited
when I was reading the script,

and that helped make me feel less scared.

and that helped make me feel less scared.

But when I arrived on set,
the location, the decor,

But when I arrived on set,
the location, the decor,

But when I arrived on set,
the location, the decor,

the whole set was scary.

I've heard a lot about you.
This isn't how I imagined you.

I knew you'd be able to get here.

Thank God!

Thank God!

We chose to work
with a foreign team and director.

We chose to work
with a foreign team and director.

But we didn't have

all of the techniques
that were crucial for this production.

all of the techniques
that were crucial for this production.

The special effects,
and the special effects makeup...

and the stuntmen.

and the stuntmen.

We’ve used these techniques before,
but not all of them

We’ve used these techniques before,
but not all of them

have been used with such caliber

have been used with such caliber

and high-level intensity
in a series before.

We tried to integrate
all of these techniques.

We tried to integrate
all of these techniques.

I saw...

I saw...

that every scene
had elements that made us actors believe

that every scene
had elements that made us actors believe

that the scene was real.
At some stages, the makeup

that the scene was real.
At some stages, the makeup

had to evolve
with the physical changes of my face,

in order to give it an evil look.

I can't see with this eye.

Some of the scenes
maybe took minutes to watch,

Some of the scenes
maybe took minutes to watch,

while it took us several days
to deliver them as you watched them.

while it took us several days
to deliver them as you watched them.

Even before we started filming,
I already knew

Even before we started filming,
I already knew

that I wouldn’t be able to see
in the scenes.

I knew I would be wearing
either the lenses...

I knew I would be wearing
either the lenses...

-You have to close your eyes.
-...that made me blind,

or I would be wearing...

or I would be wearing...

the blindfolds,
after my character has his eyes removed.

This was very hard.

This was very hard.

I played a blind person,
but for me, he was a character who...

I played a blind person,
but for me, he was a character who...

despite being surrounded by darkness,

could see a parallel world
alongside the real world,

or the material world.

or the material world.

But rather Him who rules
the living and the dead.

The more you fight,
the more severe your punishment will be.

The more you fight,
the more severe your punishment will be.

The more you fight,
the more severe your punishment will be.

The more you fight,
the more severe your punishment will be.

Enough! Stop it!

Enough!

Enough!

Despite everything you heard and saw,
I still didn't tell you my whole story.

Despite everything you heard and saw,
I still didn't tell you my whole story.

They said they would alter the events
out of respect for the family.

They said they would alter the events
out of respect for the family.

The production team decided
to make some adjustments...

to the characters
by adding or removing some features.

This series was created by Mariam Naoum,
creator of Warchat Sard,

and directed by Adolfo Martinez
and Marco D'Aguilar.

and directed by Adolfo Martinez
and Marco D'Aguilar.

Our standards for choosing the cast...

Our standards for choosing the cast...

were very strict.

For me, the actor is not just measured
by his or her ability...

For me, the actor is not just measured
by his or her ability...

to act, but rather his or her ability
to incarnate the character,

to act, but rather his or her ability
to incarnate the character,

and how to best deliver
the original character.

and how to best deliver
the original character.

Maybe it was the movement
of the hand in the end,

Maybe it was the movement
of the hand in the end,

the hand that moved and then went back.

Everything that should’ve been said,
but remained unspoken.

Everything that should’ve been said,
but remained unspoken.

I want the internal feelings to be clear
on camera between Rita and Nathalie.

I want the internal feelings to be clear
on camera between Rita and Nathalie.

And the way Nathalie looks straight
at the viewer

when the camera enters the room

when the camera enters the room

shows what she's going through
in that moment.

There’s no one I can talk to.

There’s no one I can talk to.

We were very lucky to have collaborated
with such talented people.

We were very lucky to have collaborated
with such talented people.

Each one of them was able
to fully embody his or her character

Each one of them was able
to fully embody his or her character

and translate to the viewers
all of the suffering

that the original characters went through.

We weren’t asked to completely commit

We weren’t asked to completely commit

to the original character

in looks and behavior.

But that didn’t mean
that I wasn’t serious about the role

But that didn’t mean
that I wasn’t serious about the role

of living someone else's life
and experience.

of living someone else's life
and experience.

As an actress, this adds,

As an actress, this adds,

to me, as an actress playing that role,

is like giving it another dimension
to make it more credible

is like giving it another dimension
to make it more credible

and being true to the story.

and being true to the story.

For me to fully understand
Claire's life in the series...

For me to fully understand
Claire's life in the series...

from the moment the demon
or the evil spirit possessed her,

from the moment the demon
or the evil spirit possessed her,

I had to give it my full attention

I had to give it my full attention

and I added notes to my lines

and I added notes to my lines

to be able to place myself
on the journey of fighting this demon.

to be able to place myself
on the journey of fighting this demon.

Who are you?

I was with that family,

and what you saw was the closest
to the real thing during the war.

and what you saw was the closest
to the real thing during the war.

I lived it alone,
a single mother taking care of her baby.

I lived it alone,
a single mother taking care of her baby.

I took Ensaf in
because I needed someone to help me

I took Ensaf in
because I needed someone to help me

with my work inside
and outside of the house.

The changes you saw in the series
weren't that far from real life.

The changes you saw in the series
weren't that far from real life.

It's not him.

Thank God! Thank God!

Thank God! Thank God!

In one of our meetings,
the producer told me

that my role was very dear to his heart.

that my role was very dear to his heart.

I had mixed emotions and I felt proud,

I had mixed emotions and I felt proud,

but it felt like a huge responsibility
and I nearly cried.

but it felt like a huge responsibility
and I nearly cried.

You?

It was you! Answer me. You killed him!

You killed him!

Why? Why?

Why? Why?

You! You! Why?

You! You! Why?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Get out of my head!

Some members of that family died...

Some members of that family died...

others are still alive.

Fares left the country
and no one has heard from him since.

Fares left the country
and no one has heard from him since.

There's no explanation
for how he was burned.

There's no explanation
for how he was burned.

And unofficially?

Of course there's an explanation.
Are you new here?

Of course there's an explanation.
Are you new here?

It shouldn't be hard for you to look up
the family files of the deceased.

It shouldn't be hard for you to look up
the family files of the deceased.

Every state my character lived,

and every action,
had to derive from the fact

and every action,
had to derive from the fact

he is a detective
who uses a scientific approach...

he is a detective
who uses a scientific approach...

until the moment...

when he experiences mixed feelings.

-Please! Help me!
-I'm here. It's all right!

-Please! Help me!
-I'm here. It's all right!

No, it's not all right! How?

Who did this to you? Is he inside?

Who did this to you? Is he inside?

I don't know. He's gone
and I don't know what's happening.

It's okay. Calm down. I'm here.

It's okay. Calm down. I'm here.

Amin...

is still in denial. He refuses to talk.

Amin, you bastard!

Amin.

Please! I want to see my family.

Sorry. Sorry.

Where did he go?

Sylvia, Claire's youngest daughter,

Sylvia, Claire's youngest daughter,

maybe her story is the only one
which you didn't see an ending for.

When I learned that the real Sylvia
is still out there,

still alive, and that she's real...

still alive, and that she's real...

HIBA CHIHANE
"SYLVIA"

...I was more interested
in playing the part,

...I was more interested
in playing the part,

since I'm telling the story
of a real person,

someone real
who lived through these events.

someone real
who lived through these events.

So I felt like I'm delivering a message,

So I felt like I'm delivering a message,

telling her story to the world.

In addition to the foreign director,
there were other people

In addition to the foreign director,
there were other people

like Nada Abou Farhat.

We had an executive director from Egypt.

We had a group of people
who were coordinating

We had a group of people
who were coordinating

with the production designers to preserve
the Lebanese norms and traditions,

with the production designers to preserve
the Lebanese norms and traditions,

even though the director was not local.

even though the director was not local.

In one of the scenes where I ask
the detective to see my son's body...

that scene was so real for me.
I wasn't acting.

that scene was so real for me.
I wasn't acting.

The feeling was genuine. I broke down.

The feeling was genuine. I broke down.

I was so taken by the character of Youssef

I was so taken by the character of Youssef

that I collapsed,
I couldn't control myself.

that I collapsed,
I couldn't control myself.

I tried my best not to say
any known curses,

I tried my best not to say
any known curses,

even if they were harmless,
because it scares me.

even if they were harmless,
because it scares me.

Come on, Vera.
Go back to where you came from.

Go back to where you came from.

Go back to where you came from.

Go back, Vera.
Go back to where you came from.

Go back, Vera.
Go back to where you came from.

Go away, evil spirit.

Go away, evil spirit.

For me, until the release of the series...

I will be worried and tense.

I've worked so hard
that I can't tell how big it will be.

I've worked so hard
that I can't tell how big it will be.

I know it'll be a huge series with lots

I know it'll be a huge series with lots

of drama elements.

But it's the first time
that I'm scared and anxious...

But it's the first time
that I'm scared and anxious...

while waiting for the final edit
and the sequence of scenes.

while waiting for the final edit
and the sequence of scenes.

while waiting for the final edit
and the sequence of scenes.

Listen to the soundtrack and observe
both the visual and sound effects.

Listen to the soundtrack and observe
both the visual and sound effects.

I was so nervous,
right up to the last minute.

I was so nervous,
right up to the last minute.

I'm still nervous, I guess.

You're watching the eighth episode
and I'm still a nervous wreck.

You're watching the eighth episode
and I'm still a nervous wreck.

For this genre of series...

FARID SHAWKI
"AMIN"

...it was my first time in the Arab world.

...it was my first time in the Arab world.

it's a dream come true
to be involved in this production.

it's a dream come true
to be involved in this production.

God knows how many times
we went to that house

and how much we were scared.

We prayed a lot.
We prayed to God to end their suffering.

We prayed a lot.
We prayed to God to end their suffering.

To end all the pain.
To return Claire to her normal life.

To end all the pain.
To return Claire to her normal life.

Now I can tell
who has been touched by evil.

Now I can tell
who has been touched by evil.

I can detect some traits
that exposes an evil spirit.

I can detect some traits
that exposes an evil spirit.

Daoud!

For me, Ensaf was a new character.

She was my first totally-new role.

She was my first totally-new role.

It's the role of a middle-class woman
living in Egypt.

It's the role of a middle-class woman
living in Egypt.

She hears a voice, the voice of Rahima,

She hears a voice, the voice of Rahima,

telling her what to do.

It's not real. This is not real.

It's not real. This is not real.

It's not real! This is not real!

She lost her entire family.
A husband and two kids.

She lost her entire family.
A husband and two kids.

When you lose your loved ones,

you hold on to the hope

you hold on to the hope

that you will be able to
contact your family again.

that you will be able to
contact your family again.

She travels knowing there was a problem
with that family.

She travels knowing there was a problem
with that family.

She follows her instinct
and the voice of Rahima to save a family

She follows her instinct
and the voice of Rahima to save a family

that she doesn't know,
living in a different country...

until she meets Daoud.

Ensaf is a lovely character.
She has been through a lot in her life.

Ensaf is a lovely character.
She has been through a lot in her life.

Can I see your drawing?

Can I see your drawing?

But the time has come for her

But the time has come for her

to take matters into her own hands
and save the people around her.

to take matters into her own hands
and save the people around her.

Daoud! Daoud!

No matter how much
we evolve in analytical science,

No matter how much
we evolve in analytical science,

no matter how many books we read
about these cases, for some reason...

no matter how many books we read
about these cases, for some reason...

they'll always frighten us.

Leave that woman alone! Leave her body!

Open the path, monster!

Open the path, monster!

I command you, wicked dragon,
to leave the body of this woman.

I command you, wicked dragon,
to leave the body of this woman.

I command you, wicked dragon,
to leave the body of this woman.

There's no getting used to it.

There's no getting used to it.

Ensaf says it's time.

I was scared of this experience at first,

because for me, it was a new challenge
which created a certain fear.

because for me, it was a new challenge
which created a certain fear.

And this is my first time with this genre

And this is my first time with this genre

which involves horror, fear.

We were worried about how
the horror scenes would play out.

Ibrahim burned all of a sudden.
Would Dasem do the same to us?

Ibrahim burned all of a sudden.
Would Dasem do the same to us?

I don't think so.

I keep reminding myself...

that I've always dreamed of being
a part of this series.

that I've always dreamed of being
a part of this series.

I shouldn't forget that I'm in it.

It's not an opportunity
that comes along every now and then.

It's a once-in-a-career opportunity,

It's a once-in-a-career opportunity,

or twice, and I'm proud to be part of it.

or twice, and I'm proud to be part of it.

I tried my best to be loyal
to the character.

I tried my best to be loyal
to the character.

What do you want?

Ensaf.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you everything
about Dasem and the Haddads.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you everything
about Dasem and the Haddads.

Ensaf? Ensaf?

Excuse me, did anyone see the lady
who was sitting next to me?

You might be wondering
if the ordeal is over.

No. So many things remain untold.

No. So many things remain untold.

The story goes on.

THE STORY GOES ON

THE STORY GOES ON