Under the Shadow
“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.
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Cast
14 people
Narges Rashidi
Shideh
Known for
Gangs of London
The Girlfriend Experience
Avin Manshadi
Dorsa
Also in
Mitra
The Bitter Tears of Zahra Zand
Bobby Naderi
Iraj
Known for
The Beekeeper
The Better Sister
Ray Haratian
Mr. Ebrahimi
Known for
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Tehran
Hamid Djavadan
Mr. Fakur
Known for
The Patience Stone
Some Like It Veiled
Bijan Daneshmand
Director
Known for
House of the Dragon
The Night Manager
Behi Djanati Atai
Pargol
Known for
Green Border
Girls of the Sun
Aram Ghasemy
Mrs. Ebrahimi
Also in
The Pear Tree
Soussan Farrokhnia
Mrs. Fakur
Also in
The Bitter Tears of Zahra Zand
The Quail: The Tale of a Boy Who Asks
Arash Marandi
Dr. Reza
Known for
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Tehran
Nabil Koni
Mr. Bijari
Known for
The Hurt Locker
Sajjad Delafrooz
Secretary
Known for
Special Ops
Freddy
Babak Anvari Director · Kit Fraser Cinematographer Christopher Barwell Editor
Worldwide gross $127K · United States release October 7, 2016 · Produced in Jordan, United Kingdom, Iran
Box office
Worldwide gross
$126,642
Production
Wigwam Films
Production
Creativity Capital
Production
MENA Film
Production
Jordan · United Kingdom · Iran
Produced in
Languages
Original title
زیر سایه
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
United States · January 22, 2016
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United Kingdom · September 30, 2016
Theatrical
United States · October 7, 2016
Theatrical
United States
January 10, 2017 · Limited theatrical · Palm Springs International Film Festival
Greece
September 27, 2016 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
November 3, 2016 · Theatrical
December 9, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
May 26, 2017 · Theatrical
Japan
January 7, 2017 · Digital
Spain
January 6, 2017 · Digital · Netflix
Switzerland
July 4, 2016 · Digital
United Kingdom
January 23, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Vietnam
October 7, 2016 · Theatrical
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