Baab

i went in with no context whatsoever and crying was the last thing i expected to do. as someone who’s lost someone that felt so very raw and somewhat very personal too. loss is a shapeshifter loss is a mistaken memory lost is loneliness and loss is that lump in your throat.…

joysdivisions

شئ محبط انك تكون صارف ومكلف جامد أوي على كل عناصر الفيلم الا الكتابة.. حقيقي موارد مهدرة.. موسيقى وتصوير ومؤثرات جيدة ولكن قصة وإخراج بلا معنى أو هدف .. حقيقي كان شئ مزعج جداً عدم القدرة على فهم أي شئ تحاول المخرجة إيصاله أو الخروج بمغزى من القصة، لقطات بلا معنى ولحظات…

TheRealNadeen

was surprised to see a.r. rahman as the composer for this. and ya, it's very different from his usual stuff. idk why this has so many negative reviews. i really liked its exploration of loss, grief, and depression though. the low-budget vfx & overall visual storytelling is…

pramitheus

If you complain that people are not supporting local cinema, then you gotta back it up with a strong film.

Omar

With Baab, director Nayla Al Khaja delivers a striking piece of psychological dark fantasy that resists easy categorisation. Selected for the 2025 Cairo International Film Festival, the film is an intimate yet unsettling exploration of grief. Rather than guiding the viewer…

RomeyN

It got way too confusing and that ending doesn’t help at all.

Abdulrahman

قعدت ساعه ونص بحاول افهم المخرجه والكاتبه عايزه تقول ايه في الفيلم والحقيقه اني بعد ما خلصت الفيلم اكتشفت ان انا ما فهمتش اي حاجه ما وصليش اي حاجه من اللي هي بتقدمه يمكن اللي حبيته في الفيلم التصوير والمزيكا غير كده صفر كبير قوي في وش الفيلم

Mohamed Elsherbiny

(Tokyo liftoff festival submission) MEl Fadul and the rest of the cast are brilliant in this. The technical qualities are also great, crisp cinematography and thoughtful symmetrical shot compositions in the yard, the beautiful green door and truly flawless special…

Mattheveli

Great art direction, eerie immersive sound design and solid lead. It’s my first time watching an Emirati movie, I enjoyed it.  That said, the exposition is heavy handed and the story meanders aimlessly in the second act.

Nora