In Three, writer-director Nayla Al Khaja delivers a chilling and richly layered debut that boldly reframes the exorcism subgenre through an Islamic and deeply personal lens. Set across beautifully textured environments in Thailand and the UAE, the film tells the story of a desperate mother, Maryam, who turns to an unlikely Western doctor to save her son Ahmed, whose deteriorating mental health may stem from something far more ancient and sinister. If you’re expecting the typical tropes of Middle Eastern horror or stylized dance numbers sprinkled between scares, Three will subvert those expectations entirely, and for the better.