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Holy Spider is a 2022 crime film directed by Ali Abbasi, who also wrote the screenplay. The movie features Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, and Sara Fazilat in the cast. It is produced by Profile Pictures, One Two Films, Nordisk Film Sweden, Film i Väst, and Why Not Productions. The film originates from Denmark, Germany, France, and Sweden, with filming taking place in Jordan. Its narrative is set in Mashhad and focuses on Saeed Hanaei and femicide.
The film was released on video on demand and has a runtime of 118 minutes. It received the Robert Award for Best Danish Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress in a Leading Role. It was also nominated for European Film Awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Screenwriter, and participated in the 35th European Film Awards. The original language is Persian, and it carries keywords such as journalist, prostitute, investigation, based on true story, and serial killer.
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Film · TMDB
7.3A 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.
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
Themes
- journalist
- prostitute
- investigation
- based on true story
- serial killer
- religion
- iran
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 35th European Film Awards
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- Sweden
- Original language
- Persian
- Main subject
- femicide
- Director
- Ali Abbasi
- Narrative location
- Mashhad
- Filming location
- Jordan
- Duration
- 118
- FilmAffinity ID
- 401256
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- characters
- Saeed Hanaei
- title
- عنکبوت مقدس
- box office
- 108052
- review score
- 66/100
- Commons category
- Holy Spider
- publication date
- 2022-07-13
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