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Intensity
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
- fa
- TMDB
- 5.4/10 (8 votes)
- IMDb
- 7.1/10 (147 votes)
Released January 1, 1979·سایه های بلند باد
Cast
Faramarz Gharibian
Abdollah
Saeed Nikpour
Headmaster
Kioomars Malek Motiee
Doctor
Anik Shefrazian
Soghra
Hossein Kasbian
Atash Khayyer
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Fereydoon Yoosefi
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Agha Jan Rafii
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Maliheh Nazari
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Sami Tahasuni
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Esmail Mohammadi
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Minoo Abrishami
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Ashraf Kashani
Mehri Mehrinia
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Nadia Khalipoor
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