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Holy Spider
A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
2022 · Directed by Ali Abbasi · 118 min · Thriller · Drama · Crime · 28 frames
Crew
- Written by: Afshin Kamran Bahrami, Ali Abbasi
- Cinematography: Nadim Carlsen
- Edited by: Olivia Neergaard-Holm
- Music: Martin Dirkov
- Production design: Lina Nordqvist
- Produced by: Sol Bondy, Jacob Jarek, Ali Abbasi
Cast
- Zar Amir Ebrahimi as Rahimi
- Mehdi Bajestani as Saeed
- Arash Ashtiani as Sharifi
- Forouzan Jamshidnejad as Fatima
- Sina Parvaneh as Rostami
- Nima Akbarpour as Judge
- Sara Fazilat as Zinab
- Alice Rahimi as Somayeh
- Ali Nazarian as Lawyer
- Sima Seyed as Saeed's Mother
Production
- Country: Denmark, Jordan, France, Germany, Sweden
- Language: Persian
- Studios: Profile Pictures, One Two Films, Nordisk Film Sweden, Film i Väst
- Box office: $1,252,637
- Themes: journalist, prostitute, investigation, based on true story, serial killer, religion, iran
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