Thriller ·Drama ·Crime · Denmark · 2022 · 1h 58m

Holy Spider

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Director
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
Crew
Nadim Carlsen — Director of Photography Olivia Neergaard-Holm — Editor Martin Dirkov — Original Music Composer Afshin Kamran Bahrami — Writer Ali Abbasi — Writer Jacob Jarek — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Holy Spider — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
journalistprostituteinvestigationbased on true storyserial killerreligioniran
Key Collaborators
Ali Abbasi Director Nadim Carlsen Director of Photography Olivia Neergaard-Holm Editor Martin Dirkov Original Music Composer Afshin Kamran Bahrami Writer Ali Abbasi Writer Jacob Jarek Producer Sol Bondy Producer Ali Abbasi Producer Lina Nordqvist Production Design
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