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HOLY SPIDER

Year 2022
Runtime 116 mins
Language Persian
Subtitles English
Alberta Premiere
Availability
  • In Cinema Only

Female journalist Rahimi (Zar Amir Ebrahimi) travels to the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate a serial killer who believes he is doing the work of God, cleansing the streets of sinners by murdering sex workers. As the body count mounts and Rahimi draws closer to exposing his crimes, the opportunity for justice slips further away as the ‘Spider Killer’ is embraced by many as a hero.

Based on the horrific true story of serial killer Saeed Hanaei, acclaimed writer-director Ali Abbasi (BORDER) unveils a gripping crime thriller and a daring indictment of a society in which rough justice is routinely a fact of life.

Festivals
Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival
Director
Ali Abbasi
Executive Producer
Ditte Milsted, Christoph Lange
Producer
Sol Bondy, Jacob Jarek
Screenwriter
Ali Abbasi , Afshin Kamran Bahrami
Cinematographer
Nadim Carlsen
Editor
Olivia Neergaard-Holm
Music
Martin Dirkov
Cast
Mehdi Bajestani, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad