Babak Anvari’s disturbing ghost legend,set in Tehran during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war, is a brilliant parable of supernatural invasionSixteen years ago, and with movies such Audition and The Ring,we saw the birth of J-horror: horror from Japan. And who knows? possibly this smart, claustrophobic picture will herald the beginning of I-horror: scary movies from Iran. Babak Anvari’s Under the Shadow is an extremely disturbing ghost legend set in Tehran during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war: a parable of supernatural invasion that has something to say about national vulnerability and women’s condition under the veil. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com