Holy Spider
2022•NR•1h 58m•7.3•Released
ThrillerDramaCrime
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.
Director
Ali Abbasi
Writer
Afshin Kamran Bahrami, Ali Abbasi
Revenue
$1M
Languages
Persian
Studio
Profile Pictures
Cast
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Rahimi
Mehdi Bajestani
Saeed
Arash Ashtiani
Sharifi
Forouzan Jamshidnejad
Fatima
Sina Parvaneh
Rostami
Nima Akbarpour
Judge
Sara Fazilat
Zinab
Alice Rahimi
Somayeh
Ali Nazarian
Lawyer
Sima Seyed
Saeed's Mother
Firouz Ageli
Hagi
Farhad Faghih Habibi
Prosecutor
Mesbah Taleb
Ali
Ariane Naziri
Soghra
Majd Eid
Photographer
Production
Company
Profile Pictures
Company
One Two Films
Company
Nordisk Film Sweden
Company
Film i Väst
Company
Why Not Productions
Company
ZDF/Arte
Company
ARTE France Cinéma
Company
The Imaginarium Films
Company
Rotor Film
Producer
Jacob Jarek
Producer
Sol Bondy
Producer
Ali Abbasi
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