Project Detail

Under the Shadow

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.

Details

Year: 2016
Type of film: Features
Running time: 84 mins
Director: Babak Anvari 1st Feature
Producer: Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill, Lucan Toh
Executive Producer: Patrick Fischer, Khaled Haddad, Nick Harbinson, Sanjay Shah, Duncan McWilliam
Editor: Chris Barwell
Screenwriter: Babak Anvari
Director of Photography: Kit Fraser
Production Designer: Nasser Zoubi
Sound: Sound Designer: Alex Joseph
Music: Gavin Cullen, Will McGillivray
Principal cast: Narges Rashidi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian, Arash Marandi, Hamid Djavdan, Nabil Koni

Genre

Action Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Jordan, Qatar coproduction

Wigwam Films (UK) supported by the Doha Institute (QA)

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Sales Company

XYZ Films

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