Inspired by events in Mashhad, Iran, two decades ago, Ali Abbasi’s “Holy Spider” is an unconventional film noir that almost didn’t happen — a thriller that follows a crusading female journalist ...
The film is having its world premiere in Cannes on May 22. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent A female journalist in Iran goes on the hunt for a serial killer in the first trailer for Ali Abbasi’s ...
Holy Spider is about a serial killer. The film follows a man who preys on female sex workers because he believes it's his God-given duty to "wage a jihad against vice." The film's release came at a ...
Cannes: Ali Abbasi's movie about a notorious Iranian serial killer is a risky undertaking, but one its director told IndieWire he had been thinking about for years. In 2001, Iranian authorities ...
Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter On Friday, reports broke that the 44-year-old Iranian-Danish filmmaker had been dropped by his American representatives in the ...
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