A husband walks through the door with a pregnant second wife and expects everybody to cooperate while he heads out on a business trip. Fam, the nerve alone could power a horror movie. The Vile takes that betrayal into a home where something far more dangerous may have come along with the new bride, and Dark Sky Films brings it to select theaters and digital platforms on November 20, 2026.
Emirati filmmaker Majid Al Ansari, whose credits include Zinzana and Netflix’s Paranormal, directs this Arabic-language psychological horror thriller from a screenplay he co-wrote with Johnnie Alward. The release comes with an official poster and trailer, giving horror fans their first invitation into a household already being ripped apart before the supernatural question even enters the room.
Bdoor Mohammad plays Amani, a wife and mother whose husband Khalid returns with Zahra, played by Sarah Taibah. Zahra is carrying his first son. Amani has to process that deception while trying to protect her daughter Noor, and she chooses to stay in the family home rather than surrender her place in it. Khalid refuses to leave and then goes away on business, leaving the women to live with the situation he created. Tell me that setup doesn’t make you want to yell at the screen.
The pressure reaches Noor too. Rumors about the woman living in her house turn into bullying at school, while her mother becomes increasingly distant and erratic. Zahra makes herself comfortable and offers Noor the attention she needs, drawing the teenager closer just as Amani starts to suspect something sinister. That puts the mother’s fight to protect her child right inside the relationship she is struggling to hold together.
As disturbing incidents spread through the house, Amani cannot easily separate psychological torment from a supernatural threat. Her investigation into Zahra’s past becomes frantic, and the answers threaten the things she once believed were worth preserving. Al Ansari approaches betrayal, motherhood, trauma and power within the home through a Gulf perspective, with the family conflict driving the terror.
The cast also includes Iman Tarik, Jasem Alkharraz and Samira Al Wahaibi. Produced by Spooky Pictures and Image Nation Studios, The Vile is the first Arabic-language feature made under that partnership. It premiered at Fantastic Fest, where it won Best Horror Feature, before screening at Sitges, the BFI London Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival.
The producing team brings some serious horror experience: Roy Lee (Weapons, Barbarian), Steven Schneider (Strange Darling, Paranormal Activity), Derek Dauchy (Late Night with the Devil) and Rami Yasin (Hokum, Watcher). Mohamed Hefzy (Voy! Voy! Voy!) and Yasir Al Yasiri (Hwjn) serve as executive producers.
With a 97-minute runtime, The Vile is bringing its household nightmare to theaters and digital on November 20. Check out the official trailer and take a look through the supplied stills. Amani is fighting for her home and her daughter while somebody else is getting comfortable in both their lives, and I’m curious to see how ugly that gets.
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