Holy Spider(Movie, 2022)

Name: Holy Spider
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2022
Duration: T01:56:00
Rating: 3.7

Original title: "عنکبوت مقدس" (Persian/FA)

| 1h 56min | Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 86 votes)

Holy Spider (Persian: عنکبوت مقدس, romanized: Ankabut-e moqaddas) is a 2022 Persian-language crime thriller film co-produced, co-written and directed by Ali Abbasi, starring Mehdi Bajestani and Zar Amir Ebrahimi. 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 depicts a fictional female journalist investigating a serial killer. Holy Spider was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival in May, where Ebrahimi won the Best Actress Award for her performance. It was chosen as the Danish entry for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, and made the December shortlist. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Holy Spider

nominated for: European Film Award for Best Film nominated for: European Film Award for Best Director nominated for: European Film Award for Best Actress nominated for: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

About Holy Spider

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.

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Trailer for Holy Spider + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official MUBI Trailer(Trailer, 1:43)

Official MUBI Trailer (Trailer) | Official US Trailer (Trailer) | Official Cannes Teaser Trailer (Trailer) | 'Holy Spider' with Ali Abbasi and Zar Amir Ebrahimi | Academy Conversations (Featurette)

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.holyspider.com

Production countries: Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden

Shot in: Jordan

Plays in: Mashhad

Made by: Wild Bunch, Why Not Productions, ZDF/Arte, The Imaginarium, ONE TWO Films, Profile Pictures, Rotor Film

Original language: Persian (FA)

Spoken languages: Persian (FA)

Translated into 23 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Burmese (MY), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/28/2022 (World premiere: 07/13/2022)

Appearing Characters: Saeed Hanaei

Cast: Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Sara Fazilat, Nima Akbarpour, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad

Director: Ali Abbasi

Producer: Sol Bondy, Jacob Jarek

Screenwriter: Ali Abbasi, Afshin Kamran Bahrami

Director of Photography: Nadim Carlsen

Production Designer: Lina Nordqvist

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"عنكبوت مقدس"

"Les nuits de Mashhad"

"Svatý pavouk"

"Püha ämblik"

"Les nuits de Mashhad"

"聖誅"

"Szent pók"

"Ankaboote Moghaddas"

"성스러운 거미"

"Svētais zirneklis"

"Araña Sagrada"

"Święty pająk"

"Убийца «Святой паук»"

"Svätý pavúk"

"ฆาตกรรมเภณีเมืองศักดิ์สิทธิ์"

"Kutsal Örümcek"

"聖蛛"

Keywords: based on true story, investigation, iran, journalist, serial killer

Revenue: 1,252,637 USD

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