megandoss The actress that plays lead is fabulous, the story is phenomenal. I would love to go on and on about how thoroughly I enjoyed this piece of work but I am afraid to give any spoilers. Watching with subtitles is the way to go, however I know some folks are not fond of them so they would steer away from it solely for that reason, however netflix has dubbed a lot of foreign movies with a long list on language audio. Check it out, so expertly done,

Alee Badshah (tigertahir) I am a fan of horror and every time if there is a good horror movie I'm in for it and especially if it is an art house horror. Not too far just a month ago I saw The Babadook and I was like this is the best horror movie by far. But now after watching under the shadow I'm forced to change my mind. This is the best horror movie I have seen to date.So the movie takes place during the Iran Iraq war. There is a family a husband, wife and their only daughter. Their daughter she is afraid of jinns (ghosts). And husband is a doctor. This woman who is playing the lead she is very free-living women she has a VCR at home she is doing exercises in morning wearing jeans and tops, she is not wearing the outfit that every other Iranian women is. So then her husband is transferred to another city which is right in the middle of War so he has to go there but he do not take them with him because it's not safe. Now this woman is living alone and she has to take care of her daughter on her own now. And thing starts to get worse as by the time it's not just daughter anymore she herself is seeing things now.So what makes Under The Shadow a stand out among the rest? Well it's pretty much everything. So this is not just a movie about some Supernatural stuff going on, it's way more than that. Story of the film takes place in the time when there was Iran Iraq war going on, and that makes the atmosphere of the film more intense. In the film people are doing their normal stuff and suddenly there is a blast somewhere around and that shakes you from the core. its hard to believe that it's Babak Anvari's first film. Settings he used in film the camera angles the sound design the framing it seem like he is the master of horror.There is one scene in the movie when the woman who is playing the lead she is lying on the bed and camera angle is tilt and then she gets up and now she is sitting on the bed and that tilt camera moves with her and now the camera angle is straight and then the camera moves slightly to left and her daughter is standing next to her bed. This was really very well done.Editing of the movie is really good this is not a really long movie it's just 80-85 minutes long and that's perfect. Pacing of the movie is more than perfect you won't be bored for a single second it will grip you from the start and will not leave you until it's over.

linda No plot, lack of script, not scary at all.I didn't even realized where it all began, then suddenly there appeared the ghost, a vengeful one. No cause, no motive. The lead role was very annoying, reckless and stubborn. Well, if she was meant to be it, then it was a good acting. Because you'll realize all the troubles and problems occurred because she was being so selfish and self-centered. As the story, it lead to nowhere. Like i said before, it had no plot. Well, the conflict between the lead role and another character was forced, it was actually no conflict at all, but since she's an annoying person so she had to be the person who was always correct and "the victim". The story went slow with some unnecessary scene, it seemed to be put there only to add the length of the movie. It's a boring drama that put a failed-horror flick to gain rating. No need to add this to your watch-list.

begob An unhappy mother in war-torn Tehran must defend her little daughter when an evil spirit stakes its claim ...Simple kitchen-sink drama that turns into an effective demon story with a psychological vibe. The setting is an apartment house, with frequent black outs and siren warnings of bombardment by an enemy army, which creates an atmosphere of unrelieved anxiety. The family drama drags on a little long, with far too much dialogue, and the spookiness should have been introduced sooner - but that's my only real criticism.If you're tired of jump scares then do check this out - there are half a dozen delivered with great skill, and I think the secret is in the sound design and the half-glimpsed manifestations. The sense of a waking-dream expresses the mother's anxiety in a much more effective way than the similar story of The Babadook, although the stressed out exchanges do become a little wearing in this one too. One effect, under the bed with the figure in the blue coat, looked ridiculous - but maybe I mistook the image.Performances are good, and the photography mixes things up nicely. Music is good too, but the outstanding element is the sound design.Overall: Real spooky, with a few flaws.