Under the Shadow
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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.
- The film will reportedly get a limited theatrical and on demand release from Vertical Entertainment and XYZ Films before going to Netflix sometime after.
- Filmed in Amman, Jordan.
- The feature film directorial debut of Babak Anvari.
- This is an Iranian horror film.
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