Under the Shadow (2016)
Directed by Babak Anvari
Genres - Horror, Drama, War, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Supernatural Horror |
Release Date - Oct 7, 2016 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 84 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, Iran, Jordan, Qatar |
MPAA Rating - PG13
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Synopsis by Daniel Gelb
An Iranian mother (Narges Rashidi) is left alone in her apartment with her young daughter during wartime bombing. The daughter begins to suffer from unexplainable tantrums, leading to the revelation that the pair are being targeted by unseen, malevolent forces. Babak Anvari makes his feature-length directorial debut with this horror thriller set in 1988 Tehran.
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evil-spirit, ghost, Iran, supernatural-forces, trapped