Holy Spider
NC-17 · 2022 ‧ Crime/Thriller ‧ 1h 55m
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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.
Release date: May 22, 2022 (France)
Director: Ali Abbasi
Distributed by: Tri Art Film, Metropolitan Filmexport, Alamode Film, and more
Box office: $1.7 million
Cinematography: Nadim Carlsen
Language: Persian
Rating
(25,210)
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 ...
Based on the true story of Saeed Hanaei, a serial killer who targeted street prostitutes and killed 16 women from 2000 to 2001 in Mashhad, Iran, the film ...
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In the city of Mashhad, Iran, a killer vows to "cleanse the streets" from sin. As sex workers turn up dead, a reporter from Tehran investigates.
Duration: 1:38
Posted: Sep 28, 2022
Posted: Sep 28, 2022
Rating
(28)
An intensely stylish and appropriately troubling film, with stomach-churning murders and a pacy first half that's reminiscent of David Fincher's Zodiac. Content ...
Oct 28, 2022 · The film humanises the killer seeking to understand his motivation, he is a complex man, possibly suffering from PTSD, his temper on a hair ...
Jan 21, 2023 · Based on the real-life case of a man who murdered 16 women, Ali Abbasi's tense film feels at once timely and dehumanising.
Rating
(30)
As a neo-noir Holy Spider offers a tightly-woven procedural crime thriller, bolstered by a superb central performance from Amir-Ebrahimi and gorgeous, lurid ...
Duration: 1:48
Posted: Feb 22, 2023
Posted: Feb 22, 2023
Rating
(84) · $12.29
Excellent cast, director, and story. This is based upon a true story of a serial killer in Iran whose motives are religious and the status of women in Iran. The ...