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From the Ashes: The Pit

2026 · 88 min

A claustrophobic, slow-building pressure cooker where bickering gives way to raw confessions as the walls close in.

Directed by
Abdullah Bamajbour
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Adhwa Fahad, Darin Albayed, Aseel Siraj
Overview
Trapped in an underground pit during a storm, three students from an all-girls school must confront their personal conflicts as they fight to survive.

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  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Abdullah Bamajbour
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Starring
Adhwa Fahad, Darin Albayed, Aseel Siraj
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • identity
  • friendship
  • class
Places
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Abdullah Bamajbour
Starring
Adhwa Fahad, Darin Albayed, Aseel Siraj, Wafa Wafi, Aseel Morya, Aisha Al Rifaie, Aseel Seraj, Modi Abdullah
Runtime
88 min
Country
Saudi Arabia
Languages
Arabic

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