Director: Bridget Smith
Cast: Myles Clohessy, Taylor Hanks, Ellen Adair, Abbey Hafer, Corrie Graham
Womb is a 2025 American horror-thriller directed by Bridget Smith, following a pregnant woman in a fight for survival after being taken captive by a dangerous stranger obsessed with her unborn child. Running 86 minutes, the film delivers tightly wound suspense in a claustrophobic rural setting.
What is Womb about?
After seeking refuge at a remote cabin in the woods, a pregnant woman in recovery finds herself at the mercy of a disturbed and calculating hunter. He has no interest in her as a person — only in what she carries. Cut off from help, with no easy escape route and her body already under strain, she must find every reserve of strength and ingenuity she has. The film builds its horror slowly, using isolation and vulnerability as its sharpest tools rather than explicit gore. Every moment of quiet becomes threatening, and every small advantage the protagonist gains feels hard-won. The story keeps the stakes grounded and personal, anchoring the survival thriller genre in something visceral and uncomfortably human.
Cast & crew
Bridget Smith directs from a script she developed with an unflinching eye on physical and psychological pressure. Myles Clohessy brings an unsettling stillness to the antagonist role, making the threat feel credible rather than cartoonish. Taylor Hanks carries the film as the central figure — present in nearly every scene — and grounds the survival arc with quiet, determined intensity. Ellen Adair and Brian Anthony Wilson appear in supporting roles that add texture to the edges of the story.
Context & significance
Survival horror with a maternal angle speaks to one of cinema's most primal fears — the danger that closes in precisely when a person is most vulnerable. For Persian-speaking diaspora viewers who grew up on gripping Hollywood genre films dubbed into Farsi or caught on satellite, Womb fits squarely in a tradition of contained-location thrillers that reward patience and punish complacency. The film is in English with no Persian dub or Persian subtitles on K-Time, so viewers watching in the original audio get the full texture of the performances. It is the kind of lean, atmospheric genre piece that travels well across cultures.
Where & how to watch
Womb is available now on K-Time. Watch in the original English audio — no Persian dub or subtitles are currently available. Stream on the web, on your TV, or on your phone with no VPN and no geo-blocking. Cancel your subscription anytime.