Holy Spider

Holy Spider
7.2

Holy Spider

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Directed by: Ali Abbasi

Overview

A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.

Holy Spider

Reviews (2)

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)

    Over a relatively short period of time, over a dozen dead women are found bundled by the roadside - and the police are baffled? The women have not been sexually assaulted, but strangled using a knot tied in their headscarves. Not convinced that everything is being done by the authorities, investigat...

  • Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots (Rated: 7)

    By: Louisa Moore / www.ScreenZealots.com

    “Holy Spider” is a disturbing crime thriller that’s based on the true story of the “Spider Killer” Saeed Hanaei, a man who murdered 16 female sex workers in Iran in the early 2000s. It’s a chilling tale of the intersection of religion, culture, social ...

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