Under the Shadow
Under the Shadow

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In the 80's, during the war between the Islamic post-revolutionary Iran and Iraq, the former leftist medical student Shideh tries to return to the university but is barred by the dean. The upset Shideh returns home and when her husband Dr. Iraj is assigned to work in a war zone, she refuses to move to his parent's house with their daughter Dorsa. Shideh prefers to stay in her apartment with Dorsa, who loves her doll Kimia and has constant fever. Dorsa is afraid of demoniac Dj... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Under the Shadow:

Narges Rashidi
Avin Manshadi
Bobby Naderi
Ray Haratian
Hamid Djavadan
Bijan Daneshmand

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In the 80's, during the war between the Islamic post-revolutionary Iran and Iraq, the former leftist medical student Shideh tries to return to the university but is barred by the dean. The upset Shideh returns home and when her husband Dr. Iraj is assigned to work in a war zone, she refuses to move to his parent's house with their daughter Dorsa. Shideh prefers to stay in her apartment with Dorsa, who loves her doll Kimia and has constant fever. Dorsa is afraid of demoniac Djinns and when Shideh asks who told her about the legend, she tells that her friend that lives downstairs. Shideh visits her neighbor and asks his mother to tell her son to not tell horror stories to Dorsa and she learns that the boy is mute. Then Kimia and Shideh's Jane Fonda workout tape disappear. When a missile strikes their building, the neighbors decide to leave Tehran, but Shideh stays in the apartment with Dorsa, who is increasingly disturbed. Soon Shideh reads about Djinns and finds that there is an evil entity in the apartment. Further she must find Kimia; otherwise Dorsa will be in danger since the Djinn will be attached to her.

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Cinemacy - 10/10 by Morgan RojasSolid performances coupled with an equally powerful script gives Under the Shadow all the necessary ingredients to be a staple in the horror film catalog.
Observer (UK) - 10/10 by Mark KermodeWith this terrific feature debut, Anvari lifts the veil on his heroines’ hidden lives and leaves us all dreaming with our eyes wide open.
Empire Magazine - 10/10 by Kim NewmanA quality ghost story with an unusual backdrop and great performances.
Total Film - 10/10 by Jamie GrahamFull of shivers and subtext, this is scarily good. One of the films – horror or otherwise – of the year.
RogerEbert.com - 10/10 by Sheila O'MalleyUnder the Shadow, a Farsi-language debut feature written and directed by Babak Anvari, creates a world where reality itself is suspect. In a year filled with great first features, add Under the Shadow to the list.
Los Angeles Times - 10/10 by Noel MurrayThe movie is first fascinating, then terrifying.
CineVue - 10/10 by Martyn ConterioUnder the Shadow is not only perfectly paced, the storytelling and plotting is emotionally gripping. The director also uses setting and location, composition and framing like a master of horror.
Legion of Leia - 10/10 by Witney Seibold'Under the Shadow' is one of the more technically graceful and emotionally important films to come out of the genre this year.
SciFiNow - 10/10 by Jonathan HatfullThis is superb horror with got modern classic written all over it.
MovieFreak.com - 10/10 by Sara Michelle FettersUnder the Shadow cannily uses a fairly standard, if also expertly staged, ghost story to obsess over a character-driven story arc involving issues of marriage, motherhood, religious fundamentalism and feminism.

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