Zar Amir-Ebrahimi

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.

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