Holy Spider

Holy Spider

2022•1h 58m•7.3/10

ThrillerDramaCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.3/10(501)

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.

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Production

Profile Pictures, One Two Films, Nordisk Film Sweden, Film i Väst, Why Not Productions, ZDF/Arte, ARTE France Cinéma, The Imaginarium Films, Rotor Film

Language

FA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Rahimi

Mehdi Bajestani

Mehdi Bajestani

Saeed

Arash Ashtiani

Sharifi

Forouzan Jamshidnejad

Fatima

Sina Parvaneh

Sina Parvaneh

Rostami

Nima Akbarpour

Nima Akbarpour

Judge

Sara Fazilat

Sara Fazilat

Zinab

Alice Rahimi

Alice Rahimi

Somayeh

Ali Nazarian

Lawyer

Sima Seyed

Saeed's Mother

Firouz Ageli

Hagi

Farhad Faghih Habibi

Prosecutor

Mesbah Taleb

Ali

Ariane Naziri

Ariane Naziri

Soghra

Majd Eid

Majd Eid

Photographer

Sohaib Qishta

Gholam

Maryam Taleb

Khadijeh

Salma Alabed

Zahra

Diana Al Hussen

Somayeh's Daughter

Soraya Helly

Zari Khanum

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