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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.
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- Director
- Bahman Farmanara
- Written by
- Bahman Farmanara, Houshang Golshiri
- Produced by
- Bahman Farmanara
- Composer
- Ahmad Pezhman
- Cinematographer
- Ali Reza Zarrindast
- Editor
- Abbas Ganjavi
- Origin country
- Iran
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Language
- Persian
- TMDB
- 5.4/10 (8 votes)
- IMDb
- 7.1/10 (147 votes)
Cast
Faramarz Gharibian
Abdollah
Saeed Nikpour
Headmaster
Kioomars Malek Motiee
Doctor
Anik Shefrazian
Soghra
Hossein Kasbian
Atash Khayyer
Fereydoon Yoosefi
Agha Jan Rafii
Maliheh Nazari
Sami Tahasuni
Esmail Mohammadi
Minoo Abrishami
Ashraf Kashani
Mehri Mehrinia
Nadia Khalipoor
Narges
Crew
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