Movie

The Vile

2025 · 97 min

A slow-burning psychological horror that suffocates with domestic dread and supernatural unease.

Tagline: Nothing is what it seems.
Overview: Devoted wife and mother Amani, whose life begins to unravel when her husband returns home with a second wife and an unseen darkness infiltrates her life.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, isolation, identity, obsession
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
isolation
identity
obsession
fate
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: Majid al-Ansari
Written by: Johnnie Alward, Majid al-Ansari
Starring: Bdoor Mohammad, Sarah Taibah, Jasem Alkharraz, Samira Al-Wahaibi, Iman Tarik
Music: Jerry Lane
Cinematography: Benjamin Kirk Nielsen
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Saudi Arabia
Languages: Arabic