伊朗资深导演巴曼·法玛纳拉被禁拍片二十年后的第一部作品
“介于伯格曼与费里尼之间”
“来自伊朗的伍迪艾伦”
获得：2001年 柏林电影节最佳亚洲电影奖
伊斯坦布尔电影节影评人奖
蒙特利尔电影节评委会奖
导演Bahman Farmanara在79年前是影坛主要人物，因为改革浪潮的拖累，不能涉足此范围，
廿年后方可拍成此片，可谓呕心沥血。本片关于存在和死的深深鼓舞的沉思。
影片自传式的讲述导演巴曼陷入死亡的困境中故事。略带政治色彩，
带出现今伊朗的不同景况。同时夹杂个人对死亡将至之恐惧。

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.