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An Egypt Affair

A rejected husband. A beautiful stranger. A dangerous liaison.
For two couples enjoying a spectacular Egyptian adventure,
treachery and deception cruise the Nile along with them.

This 83-minute adventure-thriller involving love, deception, betrayal and redemption was recently filmed on-location and features breathtaking panoramic views of desert Egypt and the Egypt of the pharaohs. AN EGYPT AFFAIR unfolds on an exotic riverboat cruising up the great Nile River between Luxor and Aswan. Shot in 2022, Marlin Darrah assembled for his movie a cast of accomplished veteran actors including Yolanthe Cabau ("Pain and Gain"), Massi Furlan ("Jumanji, the Next Level") and Alfonso DiLuca (CW-"Jane the Virgin") and features three talented and emerging younger actors, Jarred Harper ("American Housewife"), Nick Dreselly Thomas ("Amazon Queen"), Lesley Grant ("Paradise Hills") and Stacey Marie Williams ("The Cake").

  • Marlin Darrah
    Director
    Monsoon Wife, Amazon Queen
  • Will Patching
    Writer
  • Eric Weinstock
    Writer
  • Marlin Charles Darrah
    Producer
    Monsoon Wife, Amazon Queen
  • Lin Zuo
    Producer
    Amazon Queen
  • Nick Dreselly Thomas
    Producer
    Amazon Queen
  • Robert Nadell, DVM
    Producer
    Amazon Queen
  • Kelly Nadell
    Producer
  • Robert Johnson
    Producer
  • Mona Pittenger
    Producer
    Amazon Queen
  • Vicky Dawson
    Producer
    Amazon Queen
  • Paige Baker
    Producer
  • Will Patching
    Producer
  • Yolanthe Cabau
    Key Cast
    "Safiya"
  • Jarred Harper
    Key Cast
    "Dylan Fontaine"
  • Massi Furlan
    Key Cast
    "Darius"
  • Nick Dreselly Thomas
    Key Cast
    "Jake McIntyre"
  • Alfonso Diluca
    Key Cast
    "Captain Amaros"
  • Stacey Marie Williams
    Key Cast
    "Alexa Fontaine"
  • Lesley Grant
    Key Cast
    "Amber McIntrye"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Thriller, Adventure, Romance, Suspense
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 23 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 7, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Egypt
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Blackmagic 6K
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Marlin Darrah

Marlin Darrah is perhaps the world’s most traveled filmmaker. Marlin’s 45 years of award-winning production experience have taken him to more than 140 COUNTRIES worldwide, yielding more than 100 documentary and travel-adventure programs, as well as three dramatic feature films. He’s directed and shot programs for dozens of int’l travel-adventure companies, corporations, and government tourism bureaus.

As presented by his fellow travel producers, Marlin received the Travel Adventure Cinema magazine’s Bertrand Holmes Award for best travel films showcase. National Geographic represents his int’l stock shots.

In September of 2014, Marlin was honored with a Knighthood in the Royal House of Portugal, for his work in Portugal and for his many international cultural and documentary film and video productions.

Marlin’s international shots have been aired on programs appearing on all the major television networks, including PBS, History Channel and Discovery Channel. Recently a two-hour documentary Marlin shot and directed in Egypt was screened at the Cairo Opera House to an audience of 3000 guests.

His geo-travel lectures and features have been presented to audiences in more than 100 theaters and auditoriums across America, including venues such as the Harvard Club and the Philadelphia Geographical Society.

Darrah also wrote, directed and produced three acclaimed 90-minute dramatic feature films. His movie, MONSOON WIFE, was the first American movie shot entirely in Cambodia, since “Lord Jim.” Universal Studios acquired that movie and television rights have been sold to more than 10 countries. In 2021, Darrah produced and directed a suspense-thriller movie, AMAZON QUEEN, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. And in 2022, Darrah produced and directed AN EGYPT AFFAIR, modern film noir unfolding on a riverboat on the Nile.

Darrah’s productions have won 140 top awards and nominations at more than 100 national and international film festivals from Berlin to Barcelona, and from Rome to New York and LA.

A producer at National Geographic recently said this about Marlin. “If I could trade eye-balls with anyone in the world, it would be Marlin. He has seen more of our world than anyone I have ever met, and that includes hard-core travelers at National Geographic, who are a dime a dozen. He lives the life I can only dream of.”

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Director Statement

As someone who greatly enjoys adventure and action movies set in faraway locales, I’ve not been happy recently. For a long time, I’ve felt there have not been enough tense suspense movies following Americans that run into all kinds of trouble in exotic lands, then struggle to extract themselves from difficult or deadly situations.
 
Our new movie, AN EGYPT AFFAIR, fits into that description. Described by one one avid film fan as a cross between Murder on the Nile and The Talented Mr. Ripley, it’s the kind of film my wife and I would like to see, and take our friends along too.
 
We build on 45 years of filmmaking in more than 140 countries; and we build on the award-winning success of our two previous dramatic movies, “Monsoon Wife” (shot in Cambodia), and “Amazon Queen” (shot entirely in Brazil). “Monsoon Wife” was acquired by Universal Pictures and rights sold worldwide.

Our previous movie, “Monsoon Wife,” was on Netflix for many years. “Amazon Queen” was shot just last year (2020) and was recently completed. It’s currently being sold to countries around the globe and had its North American release beginning in October 2022. It is available on various on-demand, online streaming networks such as Vudu, iTunes, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube TV and many others).
 
We brought together an amazing and adventurous team of filmmakers for “AN EGYPT AFFAIR.” Some of our team returned from our filmmaking success in the Brazilian Amazon last year. A brave and talented group they are.
 
Our style of filmmaking is fearless, compelling, bold, confident and always – always – shooting in a style that is authentic and true to the country in which we shoot. We don’t cheat by using green screen and computer-generated imagery. We shoot real and honest, striving to bring out the rich emotional aspects of the film story. We succeed in having the audiences truly see, hear, and feel the gritty authenticity of the story we’re telling – in this case, an exciting story takes place in timeless Egypt.