By: Michael Jacobs – Senior Editor | Movie Entertainment News
LAS VEGAS — (February 21, 2026) — IFC Films is bringing a provocative blend of dark satire, female desire and occult mystique to theaters this spring with Forbidden Fruits (2026), arriving nationwide March 27.
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Directed by Meredith Alloway, the film stars Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp and Emma Chamberlain in a stylized psychological thriller set inside a suburban mall.
A Cult Beneath the Surface
Reinhart plays Apple, an employee at a retail shop called Eden who secretly orchestrates a femme-centric cult in the basement after hours. What begins as a performative sisterhood built on empowerment and mystique slowly fractures when a new hire questions the group’s rituals and emotional power structure.
The film explores themes of female agency, performative solidarity, and desire — earning its placement on several early lists of anticipated 2026 LGBTQ+ films due to its strong sapphic undertones and female-driven narrative.
Produced by Diablo Cody — known for cult classics like Jennifer’s Body — the adaptation is based on Lily Houghton’s play Of the Women Came the Beginning of Sin, and Through Her We All Die, reimagined for the big screen with sharp visual flair and psychological tension.
Queer Coding Meets Feminine Horror
While Forbidden Fruits stops short of being marketed as an explicitly LGBTQ romance, entertainment insiders note the film’s layered portrayal of intimacy between women, coded attraction, and power-driven emotional entanglements.
Its cast — often embraced by queer audiences — adds further buzz within LGBTQ media spaces.
Visually stylized with cinematography by Karim Hussain and a haunting score by Anna Drubich, the film blends mall nostalgia with occult symbolism and psychological unraveling.
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Production Credits
Directed by: Meredith Alloway
Screenplay by: Lily Houghton & Meredith Alloway
Cinematography: Karim Hussain
Edited by: Hanna Park
Music by: Anna Drubich
Production Company: MXN Entertainment
Distributed by: Independent Film Company / SHUDDER
Release Date: April 9, 2026
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