Is Under the Shadow scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Under the Shadow sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Under the Shadow easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Under the Shadow end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Under the Shadow violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Under the Shadow

Name: Under the Shadow
Genre: Drama, Horror, War
Released: 2016
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi, Ray Haratian, Hamid Djavadan

Fear will find you.

Directed by Babak Anvari

Produced by Wigwam Films, Creativity Capital

201684 min6.5 / 10

A tense supernatural horror grounded in the intimate terror of a mother protecting her daughter amid war and spiritual dread.

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.

Clusters

Grief Turns Into Fear Action Movies With Explosions Witchcraft and Occult Movies Extended Family Relationships Historical War Movies

Genres

Drama Horror War

Keywords

Daughter Mother Supernatural Teheran (tehran), Iran Family Relationships Djinn Bombing Evil 1980s Supernatural Power Iran-iraq War

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Questions people ask

Is Under the Shadow scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Under the Shadow sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Under the Shadow easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Under the Shadow end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Under the Shadow violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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