Holy Spider
DIRECTOR
Ali Abbasi
SCRIPT
Ali Abbasi
At night, a serial killer in Mashhad is on the prowl, luring victims into his web. The dead are women, prostitutes. While the police ignore the crimes, Rahim, a journalist from Teheran, wanders the dark neighbourhoods of the holy city in search of the truth. Holy Spider is based on a true story, with the title of the film referring to the serial killer's nickname. In 2001, Saeed Hanaei killed sixteen prostitutes in the city of Mashhad, deeming them "impure". His trial created a lot of buzz in Iran, not only because of the horror of what happened, but also because some media and conservative elements made him out to be a hero.
Actors: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani, Sara Fazilat, Sima Seyed, Alice Rahimi, Forouzan Jamshidnejad
Dánsko, Německo, Švédsko, Francie, 2022, 115 min.,
PER, Sub. CZ, EN