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.

• Iran Biograph
• Ministry of Arts and Culture
• Faramarz Gharibian
• Saeid Nikpour
• Kioomars Malek Motiee
• Anik Shefrazian
• Hossein Kasbian
• Atash Khayyer
• Fereydoon Yoosefi
• Agha Jan Rafii