A boy is going through a mental health crisis, prompting his mother to seek help from an unlikely man. This man must set aside his Western thinking to save her son through an intense ritual.
Direction
First Emirati female director in horror — she knows dread.
Acting
Faten Ahmed's silent screams hit harder than dialogue.
Production
Sharjah locations feel authentically claustrophobic.
Director
Nayla Al Khaja
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nayla Al Khaja fought three years to shoot in the UAE; horror remains culturally taboo there.
AE
