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.
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Actors (5)
Production and distribution (5)
- Co-productions : Why Not Productions, Goodfellas
- Foreign production companies : One Two Films, Profile Pictures
- Film exports/foreign sales : Goodfellas
- French distribution : Metropolitan Filmexport
- News agency (France) : Mensch Agency
Full credits (8)
- Screenwriters : Ali Abbasi, Afshin Kamran Bahrami
- Director of Photography : Nadim Carlsen
- Music Composer : Martin Dirkov
- Editors : Olivia Neergaard-Holm, Hayedeh Safiyari
- Sound Recordist : Rasmus Winter Jensen
- Co-producer : Pascal Caucheteux
- Press Attaché (film) : Michel Burstein
- Production Designer : Lina Nordqvist
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Thriller
- Production language : Iranian
- Coproducer countries : Germany (41.36%), Denmark (31.05%), France (15.3%), Sweden (12.29%)
- Original French-language productions : No
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