Under the Shadow
Synopsis
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.
Under the Shadow (2016) is a 1h 24min drama feature film by Babak Anvari. After Shideh's building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the miss... Selected for Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival (2009).
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Festival History
- Independent Spirit Awards 2017 generic
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2016 generic - Bucheon Choice: Features
- Fantasy Filmfest 2016 generic - Fresh Blood ★ Fresh Blood Award
- Indiewire Critics' Poll 2016 generic - Best First Feature ★ 8 (tie)
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2016 generic
- Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2016 generic - Popcorn Frights 2016
- Seattle International Film Festival 2016 generic
- Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival (Festival européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg) 2016 generic - Compétition internationale fantastique
- Sundance Film Festival 2016 generic
- SXSW Film Festival 2016 generic
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2016 generic - Neon – Competition ★ Stars' War – Premio Critica Web
- Viennale 2016 generic ★ Standard Readers Jury Award
- Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival 2009
Releases & classifications
| Streaming | Switzerland | July 4, 2016 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | September 30, 2016 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 7, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Vietnam | October 7, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Greece | November 3, 2016 |
| Streaming | Spain | January 6, 2017 |
| Streaming | Japan | January 7, 2017 |
| Theatrical | United States | January 10, 2017 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | May 26, 2017 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
| Classification | United States | PG-13 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Persian) | ||
| Home video | Greece | December 9, 2016 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | January 23, 2017 |
Full credits
| Director | Babak Anvari |
| Cast | Narges Rashidi (Shideh), Avin Manshadi (Dorsa), Bobby Naderi (Iraj), Ray Haratian (Mr. Ebrahimi), Hamid Djavadan (Mr. Fakur), Bijan Daneshmand (Director), Behi Djanati Atai (Pargol), Aram Ghasemy (Mrs. Ebrahimi), Soussan Farrokhnia (Mrs. Fakur), Arash Marandi (Dr. Reza), Nabil Koni (Mr. Bijari), Sajjad Delafrooz (Secretary), Houshang Ranjbar (Police Officer), Amir Ranjbar (Young Soldier) |
| Screenplay | Babak Anvari |
| Producer | Emily Leo, Lucan Toh, Oliver Roskill |
| Cinematography | Kit Fraser |
| Editing | Christopher Barwell |
| Production design | Nasser Zoubi |
| Visual effects | Duncan McWilliam |
| Costumes | Phaedra Dahdaleh |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
