With comparisons to The Babadook following its Sundance premiere, Babak Anvari‘s horror feature Under the Shadow is one to keep on your radar as its story is told with even more specificity. Set in Tehran, Iran circa 1988, which increases the tension as the external world comes literally crashing into the domestic space, we find something haunting the dreams of Shideh (Narges Rashidi) and her daughter Dorsa (Avin Manshadi). Ahead of a fall release, the first trailer has now arrived.
We said in our review, “Cinema is often a space for abstract, subconscious expressions that require airing. Under The Shadow is an inspired psychological thriller from Iranian filmmaker Babak Anvari that effectively delivers the thrills expected, and more. Here, the horror is both personal and natural. It’s a theme found amongst a few world cinema selections at Sundance this year, notably the cancer drama A Good Wife, which also uses the landscape of the war torn Bosnia as an emotional theme.”
Check out the trailer below.
Under the Shadow opens on October 7th.