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Under the shadow, XYZ Films and Vertical Entertainment present a Wigwam Films Production in association with Creativity Capital and Mena Film ; producers, Lucan Toh, Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill ; writer/director, Babak Anvari

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Under the shadow, XYZ Films and Vertical Entertainment present a Wigwam Films Production in association with Creativity Capital and Mena Film ; producers, Lucan Toh, Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill ; writer/director, Babak Anvari
Language
per
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: PG-13; for terror, scary images and brief language
Main title
Under the shadow
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
XYZ Films and Vertical Entertainment present a Wigwam Films Production in association with Creativity Capital and Mena Film ; producers, Lucan Toh, Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill ; writer/director, Babak Anvari
Runtime
84
Summary
Shideh and her young daughter, Dorsa, are left alone in a war-torn city when her husband is drafted and sent to the front lines. After a dud missile strikes their apartment building, a neighbor mysteriously dies and Dorsa's behavior becomes erratic. Shideh scoffs at her superstitious neighbor's warning that the missile carries an ancient curse, Shideh now realizes that the malevolent force in her home is infinitely more evil and terrifying than the missiles raining down on the city
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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