Ali Abbasi

The Apprentice – first-look review

By Mark Asch

Ali Abbasi's attempted takedown of America's previous (and perhaps next) President of the United States, charting his early years under the mentorship of Roy Cohn, lacks the killer instinct.

Cannes Film Festival 2024: the full line-up

By David Jenkins

Yorgos Lanthimos, David Cronenberg and Francis Ford Coppola roll out for France's premiere film jamboree.

Holy Spider

By David Jenkins

Ali Abbasi crafts a thriller ripped from the headlines in this story of 'The Spider Killer' who targeted female sex workers in Mashhad, Iran.

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Holy Spider – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Ali Abbasi’s harrowing Iranian noir tells the true story of Saeed Hanaei, who murdered 16 female sex workers between 2000-2001.

Border

By Anton Bitel

A customs officer falls in love with a strange traveller in Ali Abbasi’s twisted modern romance.

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