HOLY SPIDER

By Ali ABBASI

ALAMODE FILMDISTRIBUTION OHG - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, GERMANY, Austria

Crime - Post-Production 2021

The internationally acclaimed director of Border returns with a provocative, pitch black thriller.

    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Crime, Thriller, Drama
    • Countries
    • DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE
    • Director(s)
    • Ali ABBASI
    • Synopsis
    • In HOLY SPIDER, we follow family man Saeed as he embarks on his own religious quest – to “cleanse” the holy Iranian city of Mashhad from immoral and corrupt street prostitutes. After murdering several women, he grows ever more desperate about the lack of public interest in his holy mission. When he is finally caught, Saeed is celebrated by large sections of the public. It is not until he is condemned to death, that reality dawns upon him…