
In an unnamed country in a small village the young local executioner is carrying out the execution of three people on the orders of the outside hard core cleric, Hadji. After the first two are shot, he is told to stop, because Hadji believes that executing the young women will send the young virgin to heaven. Instead Hadji orders the young executioner to marry and deflower the virgin, so she will end up in hell after her execution. This is the start of the executioner's crisi... (Full plot summary below)
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In an unnamed country in a small village the young local executioner is carrying out the execution of three people on the orders of the outside hard core cleric, Hadji. After the first two are shot, he is told to stop, because Hadji believes that executing the young women will send the young virgin to heaven. Instead Hadji orders the young executioner to marry and deflower the virgin, so she will end up in hell after her execution. This is the start of the executioner's crisis of faith.
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| Shadows on the WallRich ClineA minor masterpiece--a moving and economical story that profoundly examines the raw truths of fundamentalism. |
| Hollywood ReporterRay BennettUnhurried and understated, Payami's film gives poignant testimony to the way ordinary souls deal with unimaginable terror. |
| BBC.comTom DawsonDoesn't sufficiently build on its intriguing premise. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesCould have made a nice short film, but it tries viewers' patience by having the story stretched to over an hour and a half with little happening. |