A People in the Shadows
2008, English. Directed by Bani Khoshnoudi.
Almost thirty years after the revolution, and twenty since the end of the long Iran-Iraq war, A People in the Shadows takes us on a voyage into the heart of Tehran, a megalopolis of 14 million people. The city is still recovering from its past, as talk of sanctions and a possible American attack resonate. Using direct cinema methods, the film takes an intimate look at the way people live in this immense city today, caught up in the paradoxes and contradictions of their society, surrounded by images of past and future death, yet finding ways to juggle state propaganda and foreign threat on a daily basis.
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- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
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- English
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A People in the Shadows runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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A People in the Shadows isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2008. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like A People in the Shadows?
If you liked A People in the Shadows, try Septembers of Shiraz, Reading Lolita in Tehran, The Operative.
Who directed A People in the Shadows?
A People in the Shadows (2008) was directed by Bani Khoshnoudi.