
Show Times
Apr.20
3:30pmApr.28
1:00pmVenue
HOTA, Home of the Arts
Strand
World Cinema
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Language
Farsi
Country
Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Jordan, Sweden
Rating
18+
Holy Spider
Queensland Premiere
2022
118 Minutes
Rating: 18+
Winner of the Best Actress at Cannes 2022, this dramatic thriller follows a journalist who descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad to investigate a serial killer.
As the investigation and the journalist draws closer to exposing his crimes, the opportunity for justice grows harder to attain when the murderer is embraced by many as a hero. Based on the true story of the ‘Spider Killer’, this is a tense thriller reminiscent of David Fincher’s Zodiac.
Director
Ali Abbasi
Festival Selections
Winner Best Actress (Zar Amir-Ebrahimi) Cannes Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, BFI London
Cast
Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani