Numnum

In the sacred heart of Makkah, where history and belief intertwine, a bold and genre-defying story unfolds. NumNum follows Sarah, a mixed-race geneticist raised in Los Angeles, who returns to her ancestral homeland to complete her late mother’s DNA research. But what begins as a scientific pursuit quickly unravels into something far more terrifying.

As Sarah delves deeper, she uncovers a long-buried ancestral secret rooted in African folklore — awakening NumNum, a mythical being born from generations of suppressed trauma and genetic mutation. As the line between science and superstition blurs, violence spreads, and Sarah is forced to confront the ghosts of her bloodline and the buried horrors woven into the DNA of the city itself.

NumNum is a groundbreaking Saudi genre film — a visceral fusion of horror, sci-fi, and mythology — exploring identity, inheritance, and the dark truths we carry beneath the surface.