Under the Shadow (2016)
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- PG-13
- 1h 24min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 07 Oct 2016 (USA)
- Movie
As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home.
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Awards:
- Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 20 wins & 23 nominations.
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Cast
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| Narges Rashidi | ... |
Shideh
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| Mia Sinclair Jenness | ... |
Dorsa (voice)
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| Mike Pollock | ... |
Mr. Fakur (voice)
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| Bobby Naderi | ... |
Iraj
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| Wayne Grayson | ... |
Iraj (voice)
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| Arash Marandi | ... |
Dr. Reza
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| Bijan Daneshmand | ... |
Director
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| Ray Haratian | ... |
Mr. Ebrahimi
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| Lipica Shah | ... |
Mrs. Ebrahimi (voice)
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| Tom Wayland | ... |
Reza / Director (voice)
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| Kayzie Rogers | ... |
Mrs. Fakur (voice)
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| Behi Djanati Atai | ... |
Pargol
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| Bill Timoney | ... |
Mr. Ebrahimi / Glazier (voice)
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| Avin Manshadi | ... |
Dorsa
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| Melissa Schoenberg | ... |
Pargol (voice)
(as Melissa Hope)
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Hamid Djavadan | ... |
Mr. Fakur
(as Hamidreza Djavdan)
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| Soussan Farrokhnia | ... |
Mrs. Fakur
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Adel Darageh | ... |
Big Bellied Man
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Nabil Koni | ... |
Mr. Bijari
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Khalid Zamamiri | ... |
Ali
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Suhaila Armani | ... |
Female Prison Guard
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Ehab Rousan | ... |
Revolutionary Guard
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Karam Rashayda | ... |
Mehdi
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Rami Mehyar | ... |
Revolutionary Guard
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Zainab Zamamiri | ... |
Sogand
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Jalal Izzat | ... |
Glazier
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Abu Rashed | ... |
Paramedic
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Amir Ranjbar | ... |
Young Soldier
(as Amir Hossein Ranjbar)
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Aram Ghasemy | ... |
Mrs. Ebrahimi
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Khaled Zamamiri | ... |
Ali
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Motasem Younis | ... |
Fire Fighter
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Zeid Jad | ... |
Fire Fighter
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Ahmad Mehyar | ... |
Paramedic
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Ben Wayland | ... |
Mehdi (voice)
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Houshang Ranjbar | ... |
Senior Police Officer
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Michelle Nikoomanesh | ... |
Shideh (voice)
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Directed by
| Babak Anvari | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Babak Anvari | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Patrick Fischer | ... | executive producer |
| Khaled Haddad | ... | executive producer |
| Nick Harbinson | ... | executive producer |
| Emily Leo | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Donall McCusker | ... | co-producer |
| Duncan McWilliam | ... | executive producer |
| Oliver Roskill | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Sanjay Shah | ... | executive producer |
| Lucan Toh | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Tim Werenko | ... | producer: english version (uncredited) |
Music by
| Gavin Cullen | ... | (music composed by) |
| Will McGillivray | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
| Kit Fraser | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Chris Barwell | ||
Editorial Department
| Nicole Anthony-Torres | ... | post-production assistant |
| Víctor Escribano | ... | on-line editor |
| Nick J. Evan-Cook | ... | post-production assistant |
| Filipe Fernandes | ... | colorist |
| Daria Ivanova | ... | post-production assistant |
| Isaiah Kang | ... | media technician |
| Rikesh Patel | ... | post-production assistant |
| Ben Wilson | ... | first assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Nasser Zoubi | ||
Set Decoration by
| Karim Kheir | ||
Costume Design by
| Phaedra Dahdaleh | ||
Makeup Department
| Farah Jadaane | ... | makeup designer |
| Noureddin Meqbel | ... | makeup artist (as Nour Aldeen Mekbel) |
Production Management
| Nour Alkawaja | ... | production manager |
| Jennifer Eriksson | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dan Clarke | ... | second assistant director |
| Yanal Kassay | ... | first assistant director |
| Yannick von Lautz | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Ibrahim Daoud | ... | set dresser |
| Sasha Doghjouqa | ... | property master |
| Rhiannon Fraser | ... | graphic artist |
| Taha Al Radaidah | ... | set dresser |
| Almu Redondo | ... | concept artist / concepts artist |
| Evan Yarbrough | ... | illustrator |
Sound Department
| Paula Boram | ... | foley artist |
| Sean Canada | ... | sound mixer |
| Gavin Cullen | ... | sound designer |
| Simon Epstein | ... | foley recordist |
| Tarek Abu Ghoush | ... | boom operator |
| Alex Joseph | ... | supervising sound designer |
| Matthew Kallen | ... | adr mixer |
| Richard Kondal | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Stelios Koupetoris | ... | dialogue editor |
| Mariusz Langner | ... | audio description recordist |
| Alex Outhwaite | ... | adr editor / sound effects editor |
| Gwilym Perry | ... | foley editor |
| Nathan Senot | ... | dubbing mixer / dubbing recordist |
| Fadi Shehadeh | ... | sound recordist |
| Nefeli Stamatogiannopoulou | ... | dialogue editor (as Nefeli Stam) |
| Tom Wayland | ... | voice director |
| Will Brook-Jones | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Asier Aparicio | ... | digital compositor - Outpost VFX |
| Joshua Barlow | ... | visual effects artist |
| Stefan Czuia | ... | digital compositor: Outpost VFX |
| Pierre D'oncieu | ... | digital compositor: Outpost VFX |
| Danny Duke | ... | visual effects producer |
| Marcin Kolendo | ... | digital compositor: Outpost VFX |
| Edd Maggs | ... | visual effects artist |
| Duncan McWilliam | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Steve Molloy | ... | digital artist |
| Giorgio Pitino | ... | compositor |
| Marta Rodriguez Rodriguez | ... | production coordinator (as Marta Rodriguez) |
| Tom Rowell | ... | fx/lighting: Outpost VFX |
| Michal Rutkowski | ... | fx artist |
| David Sadler-Coppard | ... | digital compositor: Outpost VFX |
| Elena Estevez Santos | ... | digital compositor: Outpost VFX |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Samuel Adly | ... | camera utility |
| Shereen Baddour | ... | data wrangler |
| Ammar Al Baik | ... | Best boy |
| Hosni Al Baqa | ... | gaffer |
| Ehsan Al Baqah | ... | rigging grip |
| Ayan Hatoqay | ... | grip |
| Tanya Marar | ... | second assistant camera |
| Ralph Messer | ... | first assistant camera |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Farah Karouta | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
| Faris Halaseh | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
| Haya Kattan | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Mohammad Atallah | ... | production accountant |
| Jenny Bloom | ... | festival publicist |
| Ian Bricke | ... | Studio Executive |
| Erik Bright | ... | publicist |
| Brad Hanson | ... | insurance |
| Ayah Jardaneh | ... | production coordinator |
| Amilia Matthews | ... | social media |
| Eric Min | ... | International Sales |
| Tom Mucklow | ... | assistant to the producers |
| Ed Rowell | ... | production assistant |
| James Roxburgh | ... | story consultant |
| Richard Stafford | ... | publicity team |
| Alex Stephens | ... | story consultant |
Thanks
| Lauren Mekhael | ... | special thanks |
| Navid Negahban | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Wigwam Films (A Wigwam Films Production)
- Creativity Capital (in association with)
- MENA Film (in association with)
- Doha Film Institute (supported by)
Distributors
- AMG Entertainment (2019) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2016) (United Arab Emirates) (theatrical) (Middle East, North Africa & Iran)
- Seven Films (2016) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Vertigo Releasing (2016) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Mongkol Major (2017) (Thailand)
- Netflix (2016) (World-wide) (video)
- Netflix (2017) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
- Netflix (2017) (Brazil) (video) (VOD)
- Netflix (2017) (Japan) (video) (internet)
- Vertical Entertainment (2016) (World-wide) (video) (VOD, theatrical)
- XYZ Films (2016) (United States)
Special Effects
- Outpost VFX (visual effects)
Other Companies
- 3Beep (English adaptation)
- Creativity Capital (in association with)
- Creativity Media (post-production)
- Doha Film Institute (funding)
- Dorsa Ventures (copyright) (Dorsa Ventures Limited)
- Filmscape Media (camera equipment provided by)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- Lee & Thompson (legal services)
- MENA Film (Production Services)
- Montclair Film Festival (festival)
- Prodigy Public Relations (publicist)
- South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) (festival)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Visual Data Media Services (digital asset servicing, quality assurance)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the 80's, during the war between the Islamic post-revolutionary Iran and Iraq, the former leftist medical student Shideh tries to return to the university but is barred by the dean. The upset Shideh returns home and when her husband Dr. Iraj is assigned to work in a war zone, she refuses to move to his parent's house with their daughter Dorsa. Shideh prefers to stay in her apartment with Dorsa, who loves her doll Kimia and has constant fever. Dorsa is afraid of demoniac Djinns and when Shideh asks who told her about the legend, she tells that her friend that lives downstairs. Shideh visits her neighbor and asks his mother to tell her son to not tell horror stories to Dorsa and she learns that the boy is mute. Then Kimia and Shideh's Jane Fonda workout tape disappear. When a missile strikes their building, the neighbors decide to leave Tehran, but Shideh stays in the apartment with Dorsa, who is increasingly disturbed. Soon Shideh reads about Djinns and finds that there is an evil entity in the apartment. Further she must find Kimia; otherwise Dorsa will be in danger since the Djinn will be attached to her. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | Fear will find you. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $101,424, 07 Oct 2016 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Official submission of the United Kingdom for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 89th Academy Awards in 2017. See more » |
| Goofs | The cupboards in Dorsa's room have remnants of stickers on them. One of the stickers has an image of Spongebob Squarepants, which didn't make its first TV appearance (in the US) until 1999. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Horror (2018). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Only You See more » |