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Under the Shadow

زیر سایه

2016 · 1h 24m · Drama, Horror, War · Jordan, United Kingdom · Rated PG-13 (US)

Fear will find you.

After Shideh's building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the missile was cursed and might be carrying malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits. She becomes convinced a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess her daughter Dorsa, and she has no choice but to confront these forces if she is to save her daughter and herself.

Written & directed by
Babak Anvari
Starring
Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian
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1980sbombingdaughterdjinnevilfamily relationshipsiran-iraq warmothersupernaturalsupernatural powerteheran (tehran), iran
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