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Under the Shadow

Under the Shadow

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2016 · Movie · 1h 24m · PG-13

The read

Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 91% of the 6,965 2010s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 24m.

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

IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes99%
Metacritic83/100

Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.

750 audience votes

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Themes

daughtermothersupernaturalteheran (tehran), iranfamily relationshipsdjinnbombingevil1980ssupernatural poweriran-iraq war

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