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Unidentified (2025 film)

Unidentified is a 2025 Saudi thriller film directed by Haifaa al-Mansour and co-written by al-Mansour and Brad Niemann.

Premise

A true-crime aficionado who recently lost a child of her own, resolves to identify the body of a teenage girl found in the desert outside a small town.

Cast

  • Mila Al Zahrani as Nawal Al Saffan
  • Shafi Al Harthi
  • Aziz Gharbawi
  • Othoub Sharar
  • Adwa Al Asiri
  • Abdullah Al Qahtani

Production

The film is written and directed by Haifaa al-Mansour, and produced by al-Mansour and Brad Niemann, who also co-wrote the film. It is an Al Mansour Establishment production, made in association with Rotana Studios, with support from the Daw Program through the Film Commission, KSA. Principal photography took place in Saudi Arabia in 2024. The cast is led by Mila Al Zahrani and Shafi Al Harthi. The film was in post-production in February 2025.

Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights for the film in many territories including North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, in February 2025.

Release

Unidentified had its world premiere on September 5, 2025, at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival in the Centrepiece section.

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