Tall Shadows of the Wind
6.7
Based on a short story by Houshang Golshiri, this film centers on mysterious and chilling events that take place in a village. A group of superstitious inhabitants have erected a scarecrow for protection but soon find themselves terrorized by it. Made at the end of the Shah’s reign, the film offers a metaphorical reflection on power relations — how people create their own idols who turn around to terrorize them.
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Cast
18 people
Faramarz Gharibian
Abdollah
Known for
Beautiful City
Saeed Nikpour
Headmaster
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Imam Ali
Dar Chashm-e Baad (In the Eye of the Wind)
Bahman Farmanara
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Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine
Tale of the Sea
Kioomars Malek Motiee
Doctor
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The Feisty Rooster
The Visit
Houshang Golshiri
Anik Shefrazian
Soghra
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Chess of the Wind
Hamoon
Hossein Kasbian
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Downpour
Sultan and Berger
Atash Khayyer
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Desiderium
The Cycle
Fereydoon Yoosefi
Agha Jan Rafii
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The Raven
Maliheh Nazari
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Along the Night
The Pear Tree
Sami Tahasuni
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Ballad of Tara
The Stranger and the Fog
Bahman Farmanara Director · Houshang Golshiri Writer Ahmad Pezhman Composer
United States release January 1, 1982 · Produced in Iran · Production Ministry of Arts and Culture, Telfilm
Production
Iran Biograph
Production
Ministry of Arts and Culture
Production
Telfilm
Production
Iran
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Original title
سایه های بلند باد
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · January 1, 1979
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1982
Seattle International Film Festival
Australia
August 18, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Melbourne International Film Festival
Canada
August 1, 1979 · Montréal International Film Festival
France
May 10, 1979 · Premiere · Source: IMDB (Cannes)
United Kingdom
October 1, 1979 · London Film Festival
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