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 victims pick up a ringing phone and are told by a mysterious voice how long they have to live.
Before long, he finds his family and finally himself targets of the elusive killer.
The nature of who or what (if anything) caused the deaths is not resolved in the end, and the audience is left to decide on the film's narrative.