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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 99%, Metacritic 83/100. Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 91% of the 6,639 2010s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 24m. Streaming on Netflix.
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
746 audience votes
Key crew
- Babak AnvariDirector
- Babak AnvariWriter
Cast
- Narges RashidiShideh
- Avin ManshadiDorsa
- Bobby NaderiIraj
- Ray HaratianMr. Ebrahimi
- Hamid DjavadanMr. Fakur
- Bijan DaneshmandDirector
- Behi Djanati AtaiPargol
- Aram GhasemyMrs. Ebrahimi
- Soussan FarrokhniaMrs. Fakur
- Arash MarandiDr. Reza
- Nabil KoniMr. Bijari
- Sajjad DelafroozSecretary
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