Emirati filmmaker Majid Al Ansari returns with HOBA, a chilling psychological horror that dissolves the boundary between domestic betrayal and the supernatural. At its core is Amani, a devoted wife and mother whose life unravels when her husband introduces a second wife into the household—only for a far more sinister presence to follow. Set within an Emirati home yet haunted by universal fears of trust, identity, and power, HOBA marries cultural specificity with genre thrills. It notably marks the first Arabic-language Emirati feature on the slate of Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Spooky Pictures, and has already garnered festival acclaim.
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HOBA: Emirati psychological-horror redefines the home-front nightmare
