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Baab

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BAAB is a haunting psychological dark fantasy that unfolds through the fractured mind of a woman reeling from the sudden death of her twin sister. Plagued by the eerie hum of tinnitus in her left ear, she is drawn into a surreal world where grief takes on physical form. As she descends through three visceral stages, depression, anger, and bargaining, her reality begins to distort, blurring the line between the living and the dead. Set in an isolated Emirati Bedouin landscape steeped in myth and memory, BAAB explores the intimate violence of grief and the unspoken bond between twins. A doorway ("BAAB" in Arabic) that may lead to closure... or something far more unsettling.

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Pramit Chatterjee Film Fugitives 10h
4/5
as a fan of one-location horror films about death, despair, and depression, I liked Baab a lot, and I highly recommend giving this a try. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nayla Al Khaja

Director

Shaimaa Al Fadl

Actor

Huda Alghanem

Actor

Meera Al Midfa

Actor

Sabiha Majgaonkar

Actor

Mansoor Alnoamani

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Movie Info

Synopsis BAAB is a haunting psychological dark fantasy that unfolds through the fractured mind of a woman reeling from the sudden death of her twin sister. Plagued by the eerie hum of tinnitus in her left ear, she is drawn into a surreal world where grief takes on physical form. As she descends through three visceral stages, depression, anger, and bargaining, her reality begins to distort, blurring the line between the living and the dead. Set in an isolated Emirati Bedouin landscape steeped in myth and memory, BAAB explores the intimate violence of grief and the unspoken bond between twins. A doorway ("BAAB" in Arabic) that may lead to closure... or something far more unsettling.
Director
Nayla Al Khaja
Producer
Nayla Al Khaja, Jude S. Walko, Sultan Saeed Al Darmaki
Screenwriter
Nayla Al Khaja, Masoud Amralla Al Ali
Production Co
Baab Fze
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Arabic
Runtime
1h 30m