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The tale of the brothers who outwitted the demon queen - Malay Bera

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Achinpur was on the precipice of demonic takeover. A mysterious woman beguiled the king and infiltrated the royal family. But she wasn’t human; under her beautiful façade lurked an insatiable appetite for flesh. One night, the demon queen devoured the king's sons — but the princes managed to evade death. Malay Bera shares the tale of their quest to free the kingdom from the scourge of demons.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Malay Bera
Director
Ahmad Thabit, Samaka Studio
Narrator
Alexandra Panzer
Storyboard Artist
Backer Fares, Ayoub Al Ghwawi
Animator
Mahmoud Alfatahli, Raed Khalifa, Haithem Aburgeba
Compositor
Mahmoud Alfatahli
Art Director
Ayoub Al Ghwawi
Samaka Studio Producer
Nouran Abdallah
Animation Supervisor
Mahmoud Hemeda, Mansour Moawad, Islam Mazhar
Project Manager
Mahmoud Alfatahli, Hisham Arif
Composer
Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
Sound Designer
Amanda P.H. Bennett, cAMP Studio
Bansuri played by
Shriram Sampath
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Produced by
Sazia Afrin
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Cella Wright
Script Editor
Nidhi Upadhyaya

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