
Tall Shadows of the Wind

January 1979
110 mins
TMDB
5.1
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.
Cast

Faramarz Gharibian
Abdollah

Saeed Nikpour
Headmaster

Kioomars Malek Motiee
Doctor

Anik Shefrazian
Soghra

Hossein Kasbian

Atash Khayyer
Fereydoon Yoosefi
Agha Jan Rafii
Maliheh Nazari
Sami Tahasuni