Under the Shadow
Synopsis
Tehran, 1988. Shideh lives amid the chaos of the Iran-Iraq war. Accused of subversion and blacklisted from medical college, she is in a state of malaise. Furthermore, her husband is at war, leaving her alone to protect their young daughter, Dorsa. Shortly after a missile hits their apartment building but fails to explode, Dorsa falls ill and her behaviour becomes increasingly disturbed. Searching for answers, Shideh learns from a superstitious neighbour that the cursed, unexploded missile might have brought in djinns - malevolent spirits that travel on the wind. Convinced that a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess Dorsa, Shideh finds she has no choice but to confront it if she is to save her daughter.
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 84 mins
- Director
- Babak Anvari 1st Feature
- Producer
- Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill, Lucan Toh
- Co-Producer
- Donall McCusker
- Executive Producer
- Patrick Fischer, Khaled Haddad, Nick Harbinson, Sanjay Shah, Duncan McWilliam
- Editor
- Chris Barwell
- Screenwriter
- Babak Anvari
- Director of Photography
- Kit Fraser
- Production Designer
- Nasser Zoubi
- Sound
- Sound Designer: Alex Joseph
- Music
- Gavin Cullen, Will McGillivray
- Principal Cast
- Narges Rashidi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian, Arash Marandi, Hamid Djavdan, Nabil Koni
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 10th February 2016
