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Tall Shadows of the Wind(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-01-01
54%
8 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
Overview:
Based on a short story by Houshang Golshiri, this film centers on mysterious and chilling events that take place in a village. A group of superstitious inhabitants have erected a scarecrow for protection but soon find themselves terrorized by it. Made at the end of the Shah’s reign, the film offers a metaphorical reflection on power relations — how people create their own idols who turn around to terrorize them.
Languages: Persian.
Countries:
Iran
ProductionCompanies:
Iran Biograph
Ministry of Arts and Culture
Telfilm
Movie: Tall Shadows of the Wind
Top 10 Billed Cast
Faramarz Gharibian
Abdollah
سعید نیکپور
Headmaster
Kioomars Malek Motiee
Doctor
Anik Shefrazian
Soghra
Hossein Kasbian
Atash Khayyer
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Overview
Based on a short story by Houshang Golshiri, this film centers on mysterious and chilling events that take place in a village. A group of superstitious inhabitants have erected a scarecrow for protection but soon find themselves terrorized by it. Made at the end of the Shah’s reign, the film offers a metaphorical reflection on power relations — how people create their own idols who turn around to terrorize them.
Release Date
1979-01-01
Average
5.438
Rating:
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