Rent Holy Spider (2022)
3.6 of 5 from 145 ratings
1h 53min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Set in the holy city of Mashhad, Ali Abbasi's haunting latest feature follows journalist Rahimi (Zar Amir Ebrahimi), as she investigates the murders of several sex workers by the 'Spider Killer', who believes he is on a divine mission to cleanse the city of sinners.
- Actors:
- Alice Rahimi, Diana Al Hussen, Soraya Helli, Mehdi Bajestani, Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Hazem Elian, Arash Ashtiani, Sohaib Qista, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Maryam Taleb, Salma Alabed, Sina Parvaneh, Ariane Naziri, Mesbah Taleb, Marie-Jo Khojandi, Nima Akbarpour, Haidar Qaraeen, Jawdat Saleh, Firouz Agheli, Jeries Al Nahas
- Directors:
- Ali Abbasi
- Producers:
- Ali Abbasi, Sol Bondy, Jacob Jarek
- Writers:
- Ali Abbasi, Afshin Kamran Bahrami, Jonas Wagner
- Studio:
- Mubi
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Acting Up: Top 10 Performances At Cannes
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/04/2023
- Run Time:
- 118 minutes
- Languages:
- Persian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, Persian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing, Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Q and A with Director Ali Abbasi and Ana Lily Amirpour
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Reviews (1) of Holy Spider
Chilling - Holy Spider review by sb
FILM & WATCHED Just out on MUBI so only general details - a seriel killer is cleaning the streets of prostitutes claiming he is undertaking Gods work. What gives the film its edge is its based on a real case in the Holy City of Mashhad in Iran and as the film unfolds it’s revealed that public opinion is wholly behind him - it’s only the determined work of journalist Rahimi (Ebrahimi) who forces the authorities to finally take action.. The killer is revealed straight away and we see a devoted family man with 3 children but who is driven to clean the filth off the streets - a kind of Iranian Travis Bickle with a loving family. Both leads (Banestni as the killer ) are very good with Ebramimi picking up best actress at Cannes. With the subject matter is is fairly grim throughout but very good at skewering the misogyny and hypocrisy of a society where woman sell themselves only because men buy them - powerful stuff - 4/5
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