UNDER THE SHADOW
by Babak Anvari
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.
international title: | Under the Shadow |
original title: | Under the Shadow |
country: | Jordan, Qatar, United Kingdom |
sales agent: | XYZ Films [US] |
year: | 2016 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Babak Anvari |
film run: | 84' |
screenplay: | Babak Anvari |
cast: | Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian, Arash Marandi |
cinematography by: | Kit Fraser |
film editing: | Chris Barwell |
art director: | Nasser Zoubi |
costumes designer: | Phaedra Dahdaleh |
music: | Gavin Cullen |
producer: | Oliver Roskill, Lucan Toh, Emily Leo |
co-producer: | Donall McCusker |
production: | Wigwam Films |