In Under the Shadow, an astonishingly tense and atmospheric
thriller set in a haunted Tehran apartment during the terrifying final
days of the Iran-Iraq War. A grim allegory of female oppression, this
brilliant feature debut grounds its premise in something ineluctably
sinister: imagine a cross between The Babadook and The Conjuring and
you’re halfway there. Set in 1988 Iran, a mother trapped in her
apartment during the chaos of the war worries that malevolent spirits
have taken possession of her daughter, leading to a bone-chilling horror
tale of paranormal and real-life terrors.
Preceded by the short film:
HADA
– Tonight Hada comes to visit Daniel because his last baby tooth has
fallen out. What Daniel doesn’t expect is that his worst enemy is the
light. Florida Premiere.