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Originally Posted by Make Them Die Slowly  Is it any good Goatboy?And what is it about?
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I've never seen it, but about 10 years or so ago it was on at the NFT during an Iranian Cinema season. I was a huge devotee of the Iranian New Wave at the time so only really went to see some of the films by Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf & Dariush Mehrjui.
I found this little bit of info on the director though from reference.com (The print that was advertised at the NFT was definately called "Midnight Terror" rather than "Midnights Cry").
Samuel Khachikian
Samuel Khachikian (b. 1923 , Tabriz Iran, - d. 22 October, 2001, Tehran) was an Armenian-Iranian film director, screenwriter, author, and film editor.
Graduated in history and journalism, he started his career as a stage director for a short period and made his first film, Return in 1953. As a pioneer, he was the first director of Iranian cinema who showed the importance of film directing to the public and was the most popular and influential director. He made forty films, mostly horror and thriller, including some box office hits, which brought him the ironic title of “Iranian Hitchcock”.His son Edwin Khachikian is currently a director in Tehran, Iran. Samuel's brother Souren Khachikian was also heavily involved in the production of his films. Souren's grandson Ara H. Keshishian is currently working as Film Editor in Hollywood, CA.
Selected filmography
The Crossroad of Events, 1954
A Step to Death, 1957
Midnight’s Cry, 1961
Hit, 1963
Suspense, 1962
Stroke, 1964
Explosion, 1979
The Eagles, 1984
A Man in the Mirror, 1992
Bluff, 1993
imdb didn't have a synopsis either...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319401/maindetails