Under the Shadow
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 84 min · ★ 6.5 · 91% critics
In a Tehran apartment block during wartime, a missile strike leaves a family shaken and their home feeling unsafe. As fear and isolation grow, unsettling events and local superstition point to a malevolent spirit in the building, forcing a mother to fight for her child’s safety while the world outside closes in.
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Details
- Original title
- زیر سایه
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-09-30
- Language
- FA
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (725 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a slow-burn, dread-filled mix of wartime stress and supernatural folklore, closer in mood to Take Shelter than a typical scare-fest; Not for you if you hate jump scares or need fast action.
Pros: tense wartime atmosphere; eerie folklore premise; strong mother-child focus | Cons: very slow pacing; heavy jump scares; uneven supernatural payoff
Themes
- daughter
- mother
- supernatural
- teheran (tehran), iran
- family relationships
- djinn
- bombing
- evil
- 1980s
- supernatural power
- iran-iraq war
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew
Narges Rashidi
as Shideh
- AM
Avin Manshadi
as Dorsa
Bobby Naderi
as Iraj
Ray Haratian
as Mr. Ebrahimi
- HD
Hamid Djavadan
as Mr. Fakur
Bijan Daneshmand
as Director
Behi Djanati Atai
as Pargol
- AG
Aram Ghasemy
as Mrs. Ebrahimi
- SF
Soussan Farrokhnia
as Mrs. Fakur
Arash Marandi
as Dr. Reza
Directed by Babak Anvari