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The Rings (1985)

The Rings poster
Original title
زنگ‌ها
Directed by
Mohammad-Reza Honarmand
Genre
drama film, comedy film, horror film
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A reporter looks into a series of sudden deaths. The victims all got phone calls that told them when they would die.

suspensefulmysteriousominousmethodicalunsettlingeerietensebleak

What happens

The Rings is a 1985 Iranian horror mystery film written by director Mohsen Makhmalbaf and directed by Mohammad Reza Honarmand. It tells the story of a reporter investigating the sudden, inexplicable deaths of a growing number of people who had received phone calls informing them of exactly how long they had to live. The word Zangha is Persian for "The Rings" (as in telephone rings). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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