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Shadow of the Stone
In this film, Shahrzad relives her life in reverse - from the last moments before her death to childhood. The film begins with Shahrzad waking up from a nightmare. She finds herself in a strange stone structure in the middle of a forest. A minute later, suddenly her little child (Milad) appears in the structure. But he disappears as inexplicably as he appeared. Shahrzad, who seems to have lost her child for a second time, breaks out of the structure and starts looking for Milad in the forest. She starts living her life in reverse from this moment! In the end, she understands how she met her end.
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In this film, Shahrzad relives her life in reverse - from the last moments before her death to childhood. The film begins with Shahrzad waking up from a nightmare. She finds herself in a strange stone structure in the middle of a forest. A minute later, suddenly her little child (Milad) appears in the structure. But he disappears as inexplicably as he appeared. Shahrzad, who seems to have lost her child for a second time, breaks out of the structure and starts looking for Milad in the forest. She starts living her life in reverse from this moment! In the end, she understands how she met her end.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Sahba Keihani
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