Tall Shadows of the Wind

Jan 1, 1979

1h 50m

★ 5.2

Overview

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.

Genres

Horror

Drama

Production Companies

Iran Biograph

Ministry of Arts and Culture

Telfilm

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Cast

Abdollah

Faramarz Gharibian

Headmaster

Saeed Nikpour

Doctor

Kioomars Malek Motiee

Soghra

Anik Shefrazian

Hossein Kasbian

Atash Khayyer

Fereydoon Yoosefi

Agha Jan Rafii

Maliheh Nazari

Sami Tahasuni

Esmail Mohammadi

Minoo Abrishami

The family man farmer John Rollins is stressed with his financial situation: the crows and the lack of irrigation are destroying his crop of corn; the bank is near closure of his mortgage; he does not have credit to fix the water pump or to buy seeds; and his marriage is in crisis and his wife Mary is giving too much attention to her friend Tommy. When John accidentally discovers a hidden compartment in the barn, he finds a creepy scarecrow but his son Michael makes him promise to destroy it. However, his neighbor Jude Weatherby visits him, gives a six-pack of beer to the abstemious John and convinces him to put the scarecrow in the cornfield. Out of the blue, the life of John changes: the crows die; the pump works again irrigating the land; and the banker responsible for the closure has an accident and dies. However, he feels that his land is possessed by something evil that is threatening his beloved family.

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