Under the Shadow trailer: Could this Brit horror be the year's The Babadook?
The critical hit marks the directorial debut of Iranian-born Babak Anvari - with the film set to hit Netflix later this year
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Your support makes all the difference.Some of the most interesting filmic work currently being done happens to be in the realm of genre cinema; from cerebral sci-fi like Midnight Special and the upcoming Arrival, to ambitious horror in the form of It Follows or The Babadook.
Certainly, on the horror scene, fans are keen to discover what the next cult hit will be; the UK's Under the Shadow certainly seeming like a strong contender, promising to blend supernatural thrills with moving, sombre familial undertones.
The film marks the directorial debut of Iranian-born Babak Anvari; focusing on a mother and daughter left to fend for themselves in '80s Tehran after their father is conscripted into military service.
With life already a terror for the family: the air raid sirens a constant din, the threat of persecution an ever-present shadow over their lives, events suddenly take a more sinister turn.
A djinn begins to haunt the family; resulting in supernatural scares which have already won over audiences at Sundance and SXSW, subtly manipulating the horror genre to express the terrors of real world conflicts.
In fact, the film's been enough of a critical success to be snapped up by Netflix for release; set for a VOD release alongside some limited theatrical showing, just in time for Halloween.
Under the Shadow gets its UK release 30 September.
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