Holy Spider (2022)
Original title: عنکبوت مقدس
Holy Spider is a 2022 Persian-language thriller movie directed by Ali Abbasi, with a running time of 1h 58m. It stars Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani and Arash Ashtiani.
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.
Where to watch Holy Spider
Watch free: Kanopy
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Pijama Films
Cast
- Zar Amir Ebrahimi as Rahimi
- Mehdi Bajestani as Saeed
- Arash Ashtiani as Sharifi
- Forouzan Jamshidnejad as Fatima
- Sina Parvaneh as Rostami
- Nima Akbarpour as Judge
- Sara Fazilat as Zinab
- Alice Rahimi as Somayeh
- Ali Nazarian as Lawyer
- Sima Seyed as Saeed's Mother
- Firouz Ageli as Hagi
- Farhad Faghih Habibi as Prosecutor