HOLY SPIDER

LES NUITS DE MASHHAD

By Ali ABBASI

THE FILM AGENCY - as PROMO / CONS

Crime - Completed 2022

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

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2022
Competition Prix d'Interprétation Féminine
New Nordic Films (Haugesund) 2022
Market screenings
Toronto - TIFF 2022
Special Presentations
Busan IFF 2022
A Window on Asian Cinema
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Crime, Thriller, Drama
    • Countries
    • DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FARSI
    • Duration
    • 115 mn
    • 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 of immoral and corrupt street prostitutes. After murdering several women, he grows ever more desperate about the lack of public interest in his divine mission.