Directed by:
Babak AnvariScreenplay:
Babak AnvariCinematography:
Kit FraserCast:
Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Arash Marandi, Bijan Daneshmand, Behi Djanati Atai, Ray Haratian, Bobby Naderi, Houshang Ranjbar, Amir RanjbarVOD (4)
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In 1988 Tehran, Shideh's attempts to rejoin medical school after getting married and having daughter Dorsa are thwarted as a consequence of her politically active history. Her husband is sent off to serve in the Iran-Iraq War while Iraqi air raids draw perilously close to their own apartment. As she is left alone with Dorsa after neighbors and friends flee from a city in chaos, her daughter becomes increasingly ill and seemingly disturbed. Shideh initially dismisses Dorsa's tantrums over a missing doll, but she reluctantly comes to suspect that they've been targeted by djinn - malevolent spirits that steal from those they seek to possess. (Sundance Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Narges Rashidi
Iran
Best movies:
Speed Racer (2008)
Tiger Milk (2017)
Schimanski (1997) (series)
Avin Manshadi
Best movies:
Under the Shadow (2016)
Arash Marandi
Iran
Best movies:
Tehran Taboo (2017)
A Dysfunctional Cat (2018)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Bijan Daneshmand
Iran
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
Green Zone (2010)
Body of Lies (2008)
Behi Djanati Atai
Iran
Best movies:
Welcome (2009)
For a Moment Freedom (2008)
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
Ray Haratian
Best movies:
Argo (2012)
Bedazzled (2000)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Bobby Naderi
Iran
Best movies:
Argo (2012)
The Taqwacores (2010)
Bright (2017)
Houshang Ranjbar
Best movies:
Under the Shadow (2016)
Amir Ranjbar
Best movies:
Under the Shadow (2016)