Tall Shadows of the Wind (1979)
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.
Director: Bahman Farmanara
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Faramarz Gharibian as Abdollah |
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Saeed Nikpour as Headmaster |
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Kioomars Malek Motiee as Doctor |
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Anik Shefrazian as Soghra |
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Hossein Kasbian as |
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Atash Khayyer as |
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Fereydoon Yoosefi as |
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Agha Jan Rafii as |
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Maliheh Nazari as |
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Sami Tahasuni as |
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Esmail Mohammadi as |
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Minoo Abrishami as |
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Ashraf Kashani as |
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Mehri Mehrinia as |
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Nadia Khalipoor as Narges |
| Production | Bahman Farmanara | Producer |
| Camera | Ali Reza Zarrindast | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Abbas Ganjavi | Editor |
| Art | Malek Jahan Khazai | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Malek Jahan Khazai | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Abdollah Eskandari | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Laurie Clarkson | Sound |
| Sound | John Stevenson | Sound |
| Directing | Bahman Farmanara | Director |
| Writing | Bahman Farmanara | Writer |
| Writing | Houshang Golshiri | Writer |
| Sound | Ahmad Pezhman | Original Music Composer |
