Under the Shadow

Under the Shadow
Theatrical release poster
زیر سایه ميدرى ها
Directed byBabak Anvari
Written byBabak Anvari
Produced by
  • Emily Leo
  • Oliver Roskill
  • Lucan Toh
Starring
CinematographyKit Fraser
Edited byChristopher Barwell
Music by
  • Gavin Cullen
  • Will McGillivray
Production
company
Wigwam Films
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) (Sundance)
  • 30 September 2016 (2016-09-30) (United Kingdom)
Running time
84 minutes[2]
Countries
LanguagePersian
Box office$126,642[3][4]

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 in 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[5] and has been acquired by US streaming service Netflix.[6] It was selected as the British entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[7]

  1. ^ a b c Ide, Wendy (23 January 2016). "'Under The Shadow': Sundance Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Under the Shadow (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ^ "'Under the Shadow' (2016) International Box Office Results". Boxofficemojo. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Under the Shadow". The Numbers. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Sundance Review: 'Under the Shadow' is the First Great Horror Movie of the Year". 23 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ^ Setoodah, Ramin (21 January 2016). "Sundance: Netflix Acquires Iranian Horror Movie 'Under the Shadow' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  7. ^ McNary, Dave (21 September 2016). "Iranian Horror Movie 'Under the Shadow' Selected as U.K. Foreign-Language Oscar Entry". Variety. Retrieved 22 September 2016.