Synopsis
زیر سایه
“Fear will find you.”
After Shideh's building is hit by a missile during the Iran-Iraq War, a superstitious neighbor suggests that the missile was cursed and might be carrying malevolent Middle-Eastern spirits. She becomes convinced a supernatural force within the building is attempting to possess her daughter Dorsa, and she has no choice but to confront these forces if she is to save her daughter and herself.
Audience Engagement
605 audience reviews — more than 99% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 96th percentile among Other Asia films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Under the Shadow. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2015–2017 Other Asia Window
Under the Shadow holds position #38 of 78 Other Asia films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 30 titles released, including Under the Shadow. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (226 total).
Drama + Horror in Other Asia
6 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Under the Shadow itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 29 other Other Asia films in 2016.
The 381st Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Under the Shadow, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- bombing · 3
- iran-iraq war · 3
- djinn · 2
- 1980s · 18
- daughter · 17
- mother · 14
- teheran (tehran) · 13
- supernatural power · 11
- evil · 8
- supernatural · 89
- family relationships · 57
- iran · 33
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #303 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #228 of 356 (top 64%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Jordan, Qatar, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Wigwam Films, Creativity Capital, MENA Film |
| Runtime | 1h 24m |
| Release Date | September 30, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4273292 |