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.

• DirectorBahman Farmanara
• Release1 January 1979
• Genre
  Horror / Drama
• Duration1h 50m
• Budget?
• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  5.2
  7 reviews
• Productions

  Iran Biograph, Ministry of Arts and Culture, Telfilm