Despite the horrific goings on she stays.
Despite the threat of bombing she stays while the other tenants leave.
I understand there is possibly a cultural thing here - one needs to be invited to in-laws before going.
But to put the safety of her child's safety in jeopardy seems unrealistic.
Despite this plot downfall I enjoyed it immensely. It was atmospheric and truly shocking in places.
I thought it was clear that Shideh really hated her husband's family (and that they hated her), and wanted desperately to avoid having to stay with them. Then, by the time she would otherwise have gone in spite of this, she was convinced that the djinn was real and would follow them since it had the doll. So Dorsa was in danger until they could both find the doll, AND leave. Shideh had to do both, not one or the other.
I didn't like this movie. In my opinion, the story had a lot of problems, not least that it isn't clear what the story even is. But the "why didn't they just leave" portion, so often a problem in horror/suspense films, was thoroughly covered IMO. I don't see any holes there.
"Don't call me paranoid, it makes me paranoid!"
I was surprised that she didn't leave after the first missile through the roof, the crash which knocked the daughter unconscious. At that point it's about the daughter's safety. Her reservations of her husband's family should have been her last concern.
shareDid you not take into account, she was stupid twat?
shareI think identifying her as being politically on the left at the beginning was to make her avoidance of her in-laws influence on their daughter more plausible. And, of course, if they didn't find the doll, then there was no escape anyway.
"I'm entitled. Simple. End of.."