From 21 June 2023

Holy Spider Ankabut-e moqaddas

Ali Abbasi / Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France / 2022 / 118 min / Persian

Inspired by the true story of a notorious Iranian serial killer who murdered 16 prostitutes in the name of religion, the film is a bold condemnation of a culture of deeply rooted misogyny. Directed by the Iranian-Swedish director Ali Abbasi, this “Persian Noir” won the lead actress the Best Actress Award at Cannes.

cast Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad, Alice Rahimi, Sara Fazilat, Sina Parvaneh, Sara Fazilat, Nima Akbarpour, Mesbah Taleb

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