Sony Pictures Classics is set to release the Saudi thriller UNIDENTIFIED on VOD and digital platforms this week, arriving tomorrow, July 21st, 2026. The film world premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival before launching in US theaters on June 19th, 2026.
Unidentified is directed by Haifaa al-Mansour and co-written by al-Mansour and Brad Niemann. It stars Mila Al Zahrani, Aziz Gharbawi, Shafi Al Harthi, and Adwa Alasiri.
In the film, a woman is sparked by the discovery of the lifeless body of a teenage girl in the desert. When no one claims the body, Noelle Al Saffan, a newly divorced, true crime aficionado who recently lost a child of her own, gets obsessively involved. Despite a ticking clock that seemingly guarantees the girl’s senseless death will be discarded as a cold case, Noelle is determined to identify the body and uncover the truth. She slowly unravels a mystery entangled within a traditional society in transition, where women are learning to create more space for themselves and to take control of their own destinies.
We’ve added the release date to our Streaming Calendar. Check out the official US trailer below.