The Blind Owl
An encounter with Sadegh Hedayat's anxiety
★★★★★
Persian / 55 MIN. / 1975
The Genres
The Synopsis
Film based on the famous Iranian novella by Sadegh Hedayat, considered one of the great works of modern Persian prose. A man who is perhaps losing his mind spits his murderous fantasies and confessions at a shadow on the wall of his room that has the shape of an owl.