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HOLY SPIDER

عنکبوت مقدس

DIRECTED BY: Ali Abbasi

Year: 2022
Country: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, France
Length: 115′
Language: Persian
Subtitles:  EN, CZ
Premiere: Cannes IFF

Holy Spider

عنکبوت مقدس

DIRECTED BY: Ali Abbasi

A young, inquisitive and dedicated female journalist 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 grows harder to attain as the killer is embraced by many as a hero.
Based on the horrific true story of serial killer Saeed Hanaei, Holy Spider unveils a gripping and enthralling crime thriller that resonates strongly with the current uprisings in Iran and is a daring indictment of a society in which rough justice is routinely a fact of life.

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Ali Abbasi

Ali Abbasi was born in Iran in 1981 and left his studies in Tehran to move to Stockholm, where he graduated with a BA in architecture. He then studied directing at the National Film School of Denmark, graduating with his short film M for Markus in 2011. His feature debut, Shelley, premiered at the Berlinale and was later released in the USA. He is best known for Border, which premiered at Cannes, where it won the Prix Un Certain Regard. The film was chosen as Sweden’s Academy Award Entry, was widely released internationally, won the Danish Film Award and was nominated for three European Film Awards including Best Director, Best Screenwriter & Best Film.
Holy Spider premiered in the main competition at the Cannes International Film Festival and has been shown around the globe at numerous film festivals since then.


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