Screen/Society-- "Holy Spider" (Ali Abbasi, 2022)

Film screening:

"Holy Spider"
(Ali Abbasi, 2022, 118 min, Germany & Denmark, Persian w/ English subtitles, DCP)

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. As she tries to bring him to justice, support for his actions grows as many hail him a hero on a religious quest.

Profoundly compelling, expertly made, and quite intentionally horrifying... Abbasi could hardly be clearer about what he's saying, and his stone-cold clincher of a coda chills you to the bone." - Telegraph

"'Holy Spider''s rendition of this grisly tale is powerful and precise, commendably lacking the sensationalistic tone of some serial killer movies." - RogerEbert.com

View trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27wZZ6O1IBc

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