Under the Shadow(Movie, 2016)

Name: Under the Shadow
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller, War
Released: 2016
Duration: T01:24:00
Rating: 3.2

Original title: "زیر سایه" (Persian/FA)

1h 24min | Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller, War

Rating: 3.2/5 (with 287 votes)

Under the Shadow (Persian: زیر سایه‎, romanized: Zeer-e sāye) is a 2016 Persian-language psychological horror film written and directed by Iranian-born Babak Anvari as his directorial debut. A mother and daughter are haunted by a mysterious evil in 1980s Tehran, during the War of the Cities. The film stars Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian, and Arash Marandi. Produced by British film company Wigwam Films, the film is an international co-production between Qatar, Jordan, and the United Kingdom. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival and has been acquired by US streaming service Netflix . The film received critical acclaim. It was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign Language Film... ()

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"Under the Shadow" is currently available on 3 providers. Under the Shadow can be streamed free of charge on Netflix (as part of a subscription), can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) and Under the Shadow can also be purchased at Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as download from the website or as Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Netflix

Available languages: German, English, Spanish, Persian (Original), French
Available subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Chinese (Mandarin) (Simplified Chinese), Chinese (Mandarin) (Traditional Chinese)
Duration: 1h 24min
Genres: British / Horror Movies
Keywords: Scary / Suspenseful
Available to download

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Amazon Instant Video

Available languages: فارسی
Available subtitles: English [CC]

Apple / iTunes Store

Duration: 1h 24min

Google Play Movies

Pantaflix

BuyPermanent access to individual content

Amazon Instant Video

Available languages: فارسی
Available subtitles: English [CC]

Apple / iTunes Store

Duration: 1h 24min

Google Play Movies

YouTube Premium

Free/AdsFree streaming with ads

IMDb Freedive

Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD

About Under the Shadow

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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Trailer for Under the Shadow + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer(Trailer, 2:08)

Official Trailer (Trailer) | Under the Shadow Official Trailer #1 (2016) Horror Movie HD (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), Iran, Jordan, Qatar

Plays in: Tehran

Made by: Wigwam Films, MENA Film, Creativity Capital

Original language: Persian (FA)

Spoken languages: Persian (FA)

Translated into 22 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 01/10/2017 (World premiere: 09/30/2016)

Cast: Narges Rashidi, Bobby Naderi, Arash Marandi

Director: Babak Anvari

Screenwriter: Babak Anvari

Composer: Gavin Cullen

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"À Sombra do Medo"

"Bajo la sombra"

"Under the Shadow (Bajo la sombra)"

"闇影之下"

"Zire Sayeh"

"زیر سایه"

"L'ombra della paura"

Keywords: supernatural, mother, daughter, 1980s, supernatural power, djinn, teheran (tehran), iran, iran-iraq war, evil, bombing, family relationships

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Under the Shadow(Movie, 2016)

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