Under the Shadow (2016) Synopsis

As the devastating Iran-Iraq War draws to a close with the Iraqi bombs raining down on battle-scarred Tehran, a missile embeds itself in the roof of the aspiring doctor Shideh's apartment, and strangely, it doesn't explode. With her husband away in the front line and the building already empty of tenants, the young mother will have to look after her little daughter, Dorsa, all alone, as hair-raising indications of a sinister supernatural presence in the house chill the bone to the marrow. They say that the malevolent entities known only as "Djinns" are drawn by fear, moving from place to place until they latch on to their victims. Could Dorsa's persistent nightmares be an early sign of demonic possession?—Nick Riganas

As the devastating Iran-Iraq War draws to a close with the Iraqi bombs raining down on battle-scarred Tehran, a missile embeds itself in the roof of the aspiring doctor Shideh's apartment, and strangely, it doesn't explode. With her husband away in the front line and the building already empty of tenants, the young mother will have to look after her little daughter, Dorsa, all alone, as hair-raising indications of a sinister supernatural presence in the house chill the bone to the marrow. They say that the malevolent entities known only as "Djinns" are drawn by fear, moving from place to place until they latch on to their victims. Could Dorsa's persistent nightmares be an early sign of demonic possession?—Nick Riganas

Published Time: 2020-04-17 18:00:26